, 2020

Dear Stockholders of Era Group Inc. and Stockholders of Bristow Group Inc.:

On January 23, 2020, Era Group Inc. (“Era”), Ruby Redux Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Era (“Merger Sub”), and Bristow Group Inc. (“Bristow”) entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (“Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which Merger Sub will merge with and into Bristow, with Bristow continuing as the surviving corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Era (the “Merger”). Following the Merger, the Combined Company (as defined below) intends to change its name to Bristow Group Inc., and the Combined Company’s common stock will remain listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “  ”.

Upon completion of the Merger, the shares of Bristow common stock, par value $0.0001 (“Bristow Common Stock”) that are outstanding immediately prior to the closing (including, among other things, shares issued as a result of the conversion of all outstanding shares of Bristow preferred stock, par value $0.0001 (“Bristow Preferred Stock”) and the shares of Bristow Common Stock held in reserve as more fully described in the accompanying joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus) will be converted into the right to receive, in the aggregate, a number of shares of outstanding Era common stock, par value $0.01 (“Era Common Stock”), equal to the product of (i) 77% multiplied by (ii) the quotient of (x) the number of shares of Era Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Merger, calculated on a fully diluted basis, divided by (y) 23% (the “Aggregate Merger Consideration”). Each holder of Bristow Common Stock, other than holders of dissenting shares, will be entitled to receive, for each share of Bristow Common Stock, a number of shares of Era Common Stock equal to the Aggregate Merger Consideration divided by the number of shares of Bristow Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Merger (including, among others, shares issued as a result of the conversion of Bristow Preferred Stock and any shares underlying Bristow options or restricted stock units) and, if applicable, cash in lieu of fractional shares. Era stockholders will continue to own their existing Era shares.

Based on the current number of outstanding shares of Bristow Preferred Stock, Bristow Common Stock, stock options and restricted stock units, and Era Common Stock, stock options and restricted stock, Era expects to issue, in the aggregate, approximately 73,517,873 shares of Era Common Stock to holders of Bristow Common Stock in the Merger. Immediately following completion of the Merger, former Bristow stockholders (including former holders of Bristow Preferred Stock) will own 77% of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Combined Company (“Combined Company Common Stock”) and pre-Merger holders of Era Common Stock will own 23% of the outstanding shares of the Combined Company Common Stock.

Era will hold an annual meeting of its stockholders to vote on, among other things, the proposals necessary to complete the Merger. At the annual meeting of Era stockholders, Era stockholders will be asked to vote to, among other things, approve (i) the issuance of shares of Era Common Stock to Bristow stockholders in connection with the Merger and (ii) an amendment to the Era charter to increase the number of authorized shares of Era Common Stock, which approvals are necessary to effect the Merger.

Your vote on these matters is very important, regardless of the number of shares you own. Whether or not Era stockholders plan to attend the Era annual meeting virtually, we ask Era stockholders to please submit a proxy to have their shares voted in advance of the Era annual meeting by using one of the proxy voting methods described in the accompanying joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus.

Bristow is sending the accompanying joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus to its stockholders to request that they consent to (1) the adoption of the Merger Agreement attached as Annex A to the joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus (the “Bristow Merger Proposal”) and (2) the approval, on a non-binding, advisory basis, of certain Merger-related executive officer compensation payments that will or may be made to Bristow’s named executive officers in connection with the Merger, by executing and returning the written consent furnished with the accompanying joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus. The adoption of the Merger Agreement by Bristow stockholders is required to complete the Merger. Your consent to these matters is very important, regardless of the number of shares you own. If you are a record holder of outstanding Bristow Common Stock or Bristow Preferred Stock on     , 2020, Bristow urges you to please complete the enclosed written consent as soon as possible and return it promptly to Bristow by one of the means described in the accompanying joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus.

In connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement, Bristow and Era entered into individual voting agreements with each of Solus Alternative Asset Management LP (“Solus”) and South Dakota Retirement System (“SDIC”), pursuant to which each of Solus and SDIC has agreed, among other things, to, following effectiveness of this registration statement, deliver a duly executed consent in favor of the Merger and adoption of the Merger Agreement. The delivery of such written consent by each of Solus and SDIC will constitute the approval of the Bristow Merger Proposal by the requisite majority of the total aggregate voting power of the Bristow stockholders.

The accompanying joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus provides important information regarding the meetings, and a detailed description of the Merger Agreement, the Merger and the matters to be presented at the meetings. Era and Bristow encourage you to read the entire accompanying joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus carefully (including any documents incorporated therein by reference), including the section entitled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 33, describing risks relating to the proposed Merger and to the businesses of Era and Bristow.

The Board of Directors of Era (the “Era Board”) unanimously recommends that Era stockholders vote “FOR” the Merger-Related Proposals and the Annual Meeting Proposals (if necessary or appropriate) (each as defined herein) and the Board of Directors of Bristow unanimously recommends that Bristow stockholders affirmatively “CONSENT” to the Bristow proposals (if necessary or appropriate).

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved the securities to be issued in the Merger or determined if this document is accurate or adequate. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

The date of the accompanying joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus is     , 2020, and it is first being mailed or otherwise delivered to the stockholders of Era and the stockholders of Bristow on or about     , 2020.

 

To the Stockholders of Era Group Inc.:

The 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “annual meeting”) of Era Group Inc. (“Era”) will be held exclusively online via a live audio webcast at       on     , 2020 at      Central Time. There is no physical location for the annual meeting. The annual meeting is being held for the following purposes:

Only holders of record of Era Common Stock at the close of business on     , 2020 (the “Era Record Date”), will be entitled to notice of and to vote at the annual meeting. See the “Solicitation of Proxies, Voting and Revocation” section of this joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus for the place where the list of stockholders may be examined.

Your vote is very important! Please vote by telephone, Internet at        or by completing, signing, dating and returning the enclosed proxy card, whether or not you expect to virtually attend the annual meeting, so that your shares of Era Common Stock may be represented at the annual meeting if you are unable to virtually attend and vote electronically. Stockholders of record and beneficial owners will be able to vote their shares electronically at the virtual annual meeting. Submitting a vote before the annual meeting will not preclude you from voting your shares electronically at the virtual meeting should you decide to virtually attend. For specific instructions on how to participate in and vote your shares at the virtual meeting, please refer to the section entitled “Questions and Answers about the Era Annual Meeting” beginning on page 8 of the joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus.

Houston, Texas
    , 2020

 

3151 Briarpark Drive, Suite 700
Houston, Texas 77042

To the Stockholders of Bristow Group Inc.:

The accompanying joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus is being delivered to you on behalf of the board of directors (the “Bristow Board”) of Bristow Group Inc. (“Bristow”), to request that holders of Bristow’s common stock, par value $0.0001 (“Bristow Common Stock”), and holders of Bristow’s preferred stock, par value $0.0001 (“Bristow Preferred Stock”) as of the close of business on the record date execute and return written consents for the following purposes:

The Bristow Board has fixed the close of business on     , 2020 as the record date for the consent solicitation (the “Bristow Record Date”) and     , 2020 as the targeted final date for receipt of written consents, as it may be extended by Bristow (the “Bristow Consent Deadline”). Bristow reserves the right to extend the Bristow Consent Deadline beyond     , 2020, and any such extension may be made without notice to Bristow stockholders.

This joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus describes the Merger and the actions to be taken in connection with the Merger and provides additional information about the parties involved. Please give this information your careful attention.

Concurrently with the execution of the Merger Agreement, Bristow and Era executed individual voting agreements with two signficant stockholders of Bristow, Solus and SDIC, under which each of Solus and SDIC agreed to deliver to Bristow a written consent in favor of the Merger and adoption of the Merger Agreement in respect of all shares of Bristow Common Stock and Bristow Preferred Stock beneficially owned by each of Solus and SDIC (collectively representing more than a majority of the total aggregate voting power of the shares of Bristow Common Stock and Bristow Preferred Stock issued and outstanding, thereby ensuring the requisite consents will be received).

Your consent is very important! Please complete, date and sign the written consent furnished with the accompanying joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus and return it promptly to Bristow by one of the means described in “Bristow Solicitation of Written Consents” in the accompanying joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus.

If you have any questions about how to deliver your written consent in respect of your shares of Bristow Common Stock and/or Bristow Preferred Stock, please contact Bristow’s agent in connection with the consent solicitation, D.F. King & Co., Inc., toll-free at (800) 791-3320.

Houston, Texas
    , 2020

This joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus incorporates by reference important business and financial information about Era from documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) that are not included in or delivered with this joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus. You can obtain any of the documents filed with or furnished to the SEC by Era at no cost from the SEC’s website maintained at http://www.sec.gov. You can also find information about Era and Bristow by visiting Era’s website at www.erahelicopters.com or Bristow’s website at www.bristowgroup.com. Information contained on these websites does not constitute part of this joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus. You may also request copies of these documents, including documents incorporated by reference into this joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus, without charge upon your written or oral request by contacting Era and Bristow at the applicable address or by telephone as specified below:

You will not be charged for any of these documents that you request.

If you are an Era stockholder and would like to request any documents, please do so no later than five business days before     , 2020 to receive them before the Era annual meeting.

If you are a Bristow stockholder and would like to request any documents, please do so no later than five business days before     , 2020 to receive them before the Bristow Consent Deadline.

See “Where You Can Find More Information” on page 266 of this joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus for further information.

This joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus, which forms part of a registration statement on Form S-4 filed by Era with the SEC, constitutes a prospectus of Era under Section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), with respect to the shares of Era Common Stock to be issued to Bristow stockholders as consideration in the Merger pursuant to which a subsidiary of Era will merge with and into Bristow with Bristow continuing as the surviving corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Era, as more fully described herein. This joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus also constitutes a proxy statement for Era and a consent solicitation statement for Bristow. In addition, it constitutes a notice of meeting with respect to the Era annual meeting and a notice of written consent solicitation of Bristow stockholders.

You should rely only on the information contained in, or incorporated by reference into, this joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus. No one has been authorized to provide you with information that is different from that contained in, or incorporated by reference into, this joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus. This joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus is dated     , 2020, and you should assume that the information in this joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus is accurate only as of such date. You should assume that the information incorporated by reference into this joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus is accurate as of the date of such incorporated document. Neither the mailing or delivery of this joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus to Era stockholders and Bristow stockholders nor the issuance by Era of shares of Era Common Stock in connection with the Merger will create any implication to the contrary.

This document does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities, or the solicitation of a proxy, in any jurisdiction to or from any person to whom it is unlawful to make any such offer or solicitation in such jurisdiction.

The following questions and answers are intended to address briefly some commonly asked questions regarding the Merger and the Era annual meeting and certain procedures for Bristow stockholders to deliver their written consents. These questions and answers may not address all questions that may be important to you as an Era stockholder or a Bristow stockholder. To better understand these matters, and for a description of the legal terms governing the Merger, you should carefully read this entire joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus, including the annexes, as well as the documents that have been incorporated by reference in this joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus. See “Where You Can Find More Information” beginning on page 266. Era is first mailing this joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus to Era stockholders on or about     , 2020. Bristow is delivering this joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus to Bristow stockholders on or about     , 2020.

These materials include:

The Era Board is providing Era stockholders these proxy materials in connection with the Era Board’s solicitation of proxies from Era’s stockholders for the Era annual meeting and any adjournments and postponements thereof. The Era annual meeting will be online and will be a completely virtual meeting of stockholders. You may attend, vote, and submit questions during the Era annual meeting via live audio webcast on the Internet at         , on     ,      , 2020, at      Central Time. You will not be able to attend the Era annual meeting in person because there will be no physical location for stockholders to attend. On or before     , 2020, Era expects to begin mailing to its stockholders proxy materials or an Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials (referred to as a “Notice”), containing instructions on how to access its proxy materials, including this joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus and Era’s annual report, and how to vote your shares.

The Bristow Board is providing Bristow stockholders these materials in connection with the Bristow Board’s solicitation of, among other things, the required written consent to the adoption of the Merger Agreement. The Bristow Board has fixed the close of business on     , 2020 as the Bristow Record Date and the close of business on     , 2020 as the Bristow Consent Deadline.

The joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus also serves as a prospectus of Era used to offer shares of Era Common Stock issuable as consideration in the Merger.

and qualified or until his/her earlier resignation or removal (except that, if the Merger is completed, the board of directors will be reconstituted as provided in the Merger Agreement and detailed in this joint proxy and solicitation statement/prospectus);

Proposals 1, 3 and 7 are referred to as the “Merger-Related Proposals” and proposals 2, 4, 5 and 6 are referred to as the “Annual Meeting Proposals”.

Era has requested approval of the issuance of shares of Era Common Stock in connection with the Merger because under Section 312.03(c) of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) Listed Company Manual, subject to certain exceptions, a company listed on the NYSE is required to obtain stockholder approval prior to the issuance of common stock in any transaction or series of related transactions if the number of shares of common stock to be issued is equal to or in excess of 20% of the number of shares of common stock outstanding prior to the issuance of the common stock or the issuance results in a “change of control” as defined under the rules of the NYSE. If the Merger is completed, it is currently estimated that Era will issue or reserve for issuance approximately 73,517,873 shares of Era Common Stock in connection with the Merger, which will exceed 20% of the shares of Era Common Stock outstanding before such issuance. For this reason, Era must obtain the approval of Era stockholders for the issuance of shares of Era Common Stock in connection with the Merger.

Bristow stockholders as of the Bristow Record Date will be asked to execute and return written consents for the following purposes:

Proposal 1 is referred to as the “Bristow Merger Proposal” and Proposal 2 is referred to as the “Bristow Compensation Proposal.”

Era, Merger Sub, and Bristow entered into the Merger Agreement, dated January 23, 2020, pursuant to which Merger Sub will merge with and into Bristow, with Bristow continuing as the surviving corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Era. Holders of Bristow Common Stock will be entitled to receive shares of Era Common Stock as consideration following the Merger, such that 77% of the outstanding shares of Era will be held by former stockholders of Bristow and 23% of the outstanding shares of Era will be held by pre-Merger stockholders of Era. Following the Merger, Era intends to change its name to Bristow Group Inc., and its common stock will remain listed on the NYSE under the ticker symbol “  ”.

Era and Bristow believe that the Merger will result in a Combined Company that will be able to offer a broad range of efficient aviation solutions via its enhanced fleet size and diversity, and provide better solutions for new and existing oil and gas customers and governmental agencies, while at the same time allowing them to capture cost efficiencies by combining their operations. For a discussion of Era’s and Bristow’s reasons for the Merger, please see the sections titled “The Merger—Era’s Reasons for the Merger and Recommendation of the Era Board” and “The Merger—Bristow’s Reasons for the Merger and Recommendation of the Bristow Board” in this joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus.

Immediately following the Merger, the Combined Company’s board of directors is expected to be composed of nine directors. Six of the current directors of Bristow, including G. Mark Mickelson, Hooman Yazhari, Lorin L. Brass, Wesley E. Kern, Robert J. Manzo, Brian D. Truelove, and one additional director to be named by Bristow prior to the Closing Date, subject to compliance with SEC and NYSE rules, are expected to serve as directors of the Combined Company, as are Christopher S. Bradshaw and Charles Fabrikant, who are currently directors of Era.

The Chairman of the Combined Company will be determined at or prior to the Effective Time (as defined below) and must be reasonably acceptable to each of Bristow’s significant stockholders that have signed a Voting Agreement (as defined below) with Era, SDIC and Solus. Additionally, subject to applicable law and NYSE listing requirements, (x) one of Robert J. Manzo or Wesley E. Kern and (y) one of G. Mark Mickelson or Lorin L. Brass will serve on each committee of the board of directors of the Combined Company.

The Merger Agreement provides that following the consummation of the Merger, Christopher S. Bradshaw, President and Chief Executive Officer of Era, will serve as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Combined Company. The rest of the senior management team of the Combined Company will be named at a future date.

The Merger is expected to close in the middle of 2020, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

At the Effective Time, the shares of Bristow Common Stock that are outstanding immediately prior to the Merger will be converted into the right to receive, in the aggregate, a number of shares of outstanding Era Common Stock equal to the product of (i) 77% multiplied by (ii) the quotient of (x) the number of shares of Era Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Merger, calculated on a fully-diluted basis, divided by (y) 23% (i.e., the Aggregate Merger Consideration). Each holder of Bristow Common Stock, other than holders of dissenting shares, will be entitled to receive, for each share of Bristow Common Stock, a number of shares of Era Common Stock equal to the Aggregate Merger Consideration divided by the number of shares of Bristow Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Merger (including, among other things, shares issued as a result of the conversion of Bristow Preferred Stock and any shares underlying Bristow options or restricted stock units) and the shares of Bristow Common Stock held in reserve to settle certain disputed claims pursuant to Bristow’s Amended Joint Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization (the “Amended Joint Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization” and such shares, the “Bristow Reserve Shares”) and, if applicable, cash in lieu of fractional shares (the “Per Share Merger Consideration”). Immediately prior to the consummation of the Merger, all outstanding shares of Bristow Preferred Stock will be converted into Bristow Common Stock. See “The Merger—Bristow Preferred Stock Conversion” beginning on page 96.

In addition, Bristow will take all actions as may be necessary so that, at the Effective Time, each outstanding stock option and other stock-based awards will be treated as described in “The Merger—Treatment of Bristow Equity Awards” beginning on page 97.

The Merger constitutes a “Fundamental Transaction” under the Bristow Certificate of Designations and, therefore, pursuant to Section 8 thereof, and as set forth in the Merger Agreement, immediately prior to the Effective Time, Bristow Preferred Stock will be converted into shares of Bristow Common Stock (the “Preferred Stock Conversion”). At the Effective Time, the shares of Bristow Common Stock (including the shares issued pursuant to the Preferred Stock Conversion) collectively will receive a number of shares of Era Common Stock equal to 77% of the equity interests of the Combined Company.

In accordance with the Bristow Certificate of Designations, upon the Preferred Stock Conversion, holders of Bristow Preferred Stock will receive a number of shares of Bristow Common Stock that would be economically equivalent to such holder receiving (as determined in good faith by the Bristow Board) (i) the Liquidation Preference (as defined in the Bristow Certificate of Designations and as described below), multiplied by 102%, plus (ii) the present value (computed using a discount rate based on United States Treasury securities with a maturity closest to October 31, 2024 (the fifth anniversary of the date on which the Bristow Preferred Stock was issued) plus 0.5%) as of the Closing Date of the expected amount of all remaining dividends that would have accrued on the Bristow Preferred Stock between the Closing Date and October 31, 2024, multiplied by 102% (such amount, the “Preferred Stock Conversion Amount”).

In accordance with Section 5 of the Bristow Certificate of Designations, the Liquidation Preference is equal to the greatest of (i) the Initial Liquidation Preference ($48.51 per share, as defined in the Bristow Certificate of Designations) per share of Bristow Preferred Stock, (ii) an amount that results in the holders of Bristow Preferred Stock achieving the Base Return Amount (as defined in the Bristow Certificate of Designations) and (iii) the amount a holder of Bristow Preferred Stock would have received had such holder converted its shares of Bristow Preferred Stock into shares of Bristow Common Stock immediately prior to the Merger. Although the amounts in clause (ii) and clause (iii) cannot be finally determined until the Closing Date, Bristow expects that the Base Return Amount will be the greater of the three amounts noted above, and that, accordingly, the aggregate Liquidation Preference, as calculated in accordance with Section 5 of the Bristow Certificate of Designations, will be equal to the amount that results in the holders of Bristow Preferred Stock achieving the Base Return Amount. Further, assuming, for illustrative purposes only, that the Merger closes on June 30, 2020, Bristow expects the Base Return Amount to equal 1.5x MOIC (as defined in the Bristow Certificate of Designations), or approximately $519 million. Consequently, assuming, for illustrative purposes only, that the Merger closes on June 30, 2020, the Preferred Stock Conversion Amount would be expected to equal approximately $670 million, (which represents the aggregate Liquidation Preference of $519 million multiplied by 102% plus the present value (computed as described above) of all remaining dividends that would accrue on the Bristow Preferred Stock between June 30, 2020 and October 31, 2024 multiplied by 102%.

The number of shares of Bristow Common Stock that is economically equivalent to the Preferred Stock Conversion Amount will be based on the value of a share of Era Common Stock as calculated pursuant to Section 5(c)(i) of the Bristow Certificate of Designations. That section provides that the value of a share of Era Common Stock for purposes of the Preferred Stock Conversion will be equal to the greater of (i) 90.0% multiplied by the average of the volume-weighted average price of a share of Era Common Stock for the 30 trading days immediately preceding the Closing Date (the “pre-closing discounted Era VWAP”) and (ii) the price per share of Era Common Stock implied by the aggregate consideration in the definitive documents relating to the Merger (the “implied value per Era share”).

The Bristow Board ascribed an equity value to Bristow as of January 23, 2020 (the “signing date”) of $876 million, based on Bristow’s expected run rate Adjusted EBITDA of $165 million, estimated net debt as of December 31, 2019 of $444 million and an Adjusted EBITDA multiple of 8.0x. Based on the illustrative

Preferred Stock Conversion Amount described above (approximately $670 million), approximately 76% of Bristow’s equity value would be attributable to the Bristow Preferred Stock. For illustrative purposes only and based on the number of shares of Era Common Stock issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2020, as well as the number of shares underlying Era equity awards issued as of such time, the shares of Bristow Common Stock (including shares issued pursuant to the Preferred Stock Conversion) and Bristow Reserve Shares would convert into the right to receive an aggregate of 73,517,873 shares of Era Common Stock upon consummation of the Merger (or 77% of the equity interests of the Combined Company as provided under the Merger Agreement). Of these 73,517,873 shares of Era Common Stock, the former holders of Bristow Preferred Stock or Bristow equity awards with respect to Bristow Preferred Stock would be entitled to approximately 76%, or 56,189,285 shares, and the former holders of Bristow Common Stock or Bristow equity awards with respect to Bristow Common Stock would be entitled to the remaining 24%, or 17,328,588 shares. Therefore, assuming for illustrative purposes that the Merger closes on June 30, 2020, the implied value per share of Era Common Stock would be $11.92 (or $670 million divided by 56,189,285). As of March 31, 2020, the implied value per share of Era Common Stock would be greater than the average of the volume-weighted average price (“VWAP”) per share of Era Common Stock for the 30 trading days immediately preceding March 31, 2020 ($7.21).

Because certain factors, including the Preferred Stock Conversion Amount and the pre-closing discounted Era VWAP, will not be known until the Closing Date, the number of shares of Bristow Common Stock to be issued as a result of the Preferred Stock Conversion and the number of shares of Era Common Stock to be issued to Bristow stockholders in the Merger will also not be known until such time. However, the table below sets forth (i) the number of shares of Bristow Common Stock that may be issued (including shares underlying Bristow Preferred Stock options and Bristow Preferred Stock RSUs) based on the illustrative calculation of the Preferred Stock Conversion Amount set forth above and a range of assumed prices for Era Common Stock and (ii) the corresponding number of shares of Era Common Stock issued to Bristow stockholders in the Merger. The table begins at the point of equivalence, where the implied value per Era share ($11.92) equals 90% of the Era 30-day VWAP ($13.24).

Bristow intends to issue a press release within two business days of the Effective Time that will set forth the actual number of shares of Era Common Stock that will be issued in respect of each share of Bristow Preferred Stock and Bristow Common Stock.

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement:

Bristow. As of March 31, 2020, there were 11,235,566 shares of Bristow Common Stock and 6,824,582 shares of Bristow Preferred Stock issued and outstanding, as well as (i) 121,666 shares of Bristow Common Stock reserved to settle certain disputed claims pursuant to the Amended Joint Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization, (ii) 588,528 shares of Bristow Common Stock underlying Bristow equity awards (the “Bristow Common Stock Awards’’) and (iii) 304,301 shares of Bristow Preferred Stock underlying Bristow equity awards (the “Bristow Preferred Stock Awards”).

Era. As of March 31, 2020, there were 21,756,272 shares of Era Common Stock issued and outstanding, as well as 203,612 shares of Era Common Stock underlying Era equity awards.

Combined Company. Immediately following the Merger, and based on the above share information and illustrative Preferred Stock Conversion, the ownership of shares of the Combined Company would be as follows:

In addition, there would be 176,489 shares of Era Common Stock reserved to settle certain disputed claims pursuant to Bristow’s Amended Joint Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization.

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the following will occur at the Effective Time:

Bristow’s obligation to complete the Merger is conditioned on, among other things, the receipt by Bristow of an opinion from Kirkland & Ellis LLP, dated as of the Closing Date, to the effect that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Merger will qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Assuming the Merger constitutes a reorganization, subject to the limitations and qualifications described in the section entitled “The Merger—Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Merger” beginning on page 82 of this joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus, U.S. holders whose shares of Bristow Common Stock are exchanged in the Merger for shares of Era Common Stock generally will not recognize any gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes upon such exchange (except with respect to any cash received in lieu of fractional shares).

For the definition of a “U.S. holder” and a more detailed discussion of the material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the Merger, please see the section entitled “The Merger—Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Merger” beginning on page 82 of this joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus.

The tax consequences of the Merger to any particular stockholder will depend on that stockholder’s particular facts and circumstances. Accordingly, you are urged to consult your tax advisor to determine your tax consequences from the Merger.

No. Era’s stockholders are not entitled to appraisal or dissenters’ rights in connection with the Merger or any of the matters to be voted on at the Era annual meeting.

Except as otherwise waived pursuant to the Stockholders Agreement dated and effective as of November 1, 2019 by and among Bristow and the parties from time to time party thereto (the “Bristow Stockholders Agreement”), shares of Bristow Common Stock (including any shares issued as a result of the conversion of Bristow Preferred Stock) that are held by stockholders who did not vote in favor of or consent in writing to the adoption of the Merger Agreement, who properly demand appraisal of their shares, who do not withdraw such demand or otherwise waive or lose their right to appraisal and who otherwise comply with the requirements for perfecting and preserving appraisal rights specified in Section 262 of the DGCL (the “Dissenting Shares”) will not be converted into the right to receive their portion of their portion of the Aggregate Merger Consideration. Instead, holders of such shares will be entitled to appraisal rights under Section 262 of the DGCL to have the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (the “Delaware Court of Chancery”) determine the “fair value” of such stockholder’s shares (exclusive of any element of value arising from the accomplishment or expectation of the Merger) and thereafter to receive payment of such “fair value” in cash, together with interest, if any, at the rate specified in Section 262 of the DGCL. If any Bristow stockholder fails to perfect or otherwise waives, withdraws or loses the right to appraisal under Section 262 of the DGCL, then the right of such holder to be paid the fair

value of such shares will cease and such shares will be deemed to have been converted as of the Effective Time into the right to receive, without interest or duplication, the applicable portion of the Aggregate Merger Consideration.

Only stockholders of record as of the close of business on the Era Record Date or the holders of their properly submitted valid proxies may attend the Era annual meeting solely virtually at         . A list of Era’s stockholders will be available for review, and information on how to remotely access a list of stockholders entitled to vote at the annual meeting will also be posted at         .

The Era annual meeting will be a completely virtual meeting of stockholders conducted exclusively by a live audio webcast. If you are a stockholder of record as of the close of business on the Era Record Date, you will be able to virtually attend the annual meeting, vote your shares and submit your questions online during the meeting by visiting         . You will need to enter the 16-digit control number included on your notice, on your proxy card or on the instructions that accompanied your proxy materials. If you hold your shares in “street name” (a term that means the shares are held in the name of the broker on behalf of its customer, the beneficial owner), you may gain access to the meeting by following the instructions in the voting instruction card provided by your broker, bank or other nominee. You may not vote your shares electronically at the Era annual meeting unless you receive a valid proxy from your brokerage firm, bank, broker dealer or other nominee holder. The online meeting will begin promptly at      Central Time. Era encourages you to access the meeting prior to the start time. Online check-in will begin at      Central Time, and you should allow ample time for the check-in procedures. If you wish to submit a question for the Era annual meeting, you may do so in advance at www.proxyvote.com, or you may type it into the dialog box provided at any point during the virtual meeting (until the floor is closed to questions).

This year’s annual meeting will be a completely virtual meeting of stockholders conducted exclusively by a live audio webcast due to the ongoing public health impact of the COVID-19 (as defined herein) outbreak. This decision was made in light of the protocols that federal, state, and local governments have imposed or may impose in the near future and taking into account the health and safety of our stockholders. In addition, a completely virtual meeting provides expanded access, improved communication and cost savings for stockholders and Era. Era believes that hosting a virtual meeting will enable more stockholders to attend and participate in the meeting since stockholders can participate from any location around the world with Internet access.

The presence at the annual meeting virtually or by proxy of the holders of a majority in voting power of the issued and outstanding shares of Era Common Stock entitled to vote at the annual meeting is required to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Abstentions and broker non-votes (i.e., shares with respect to which a broker indicates that it does not have discretionary authority to vote on a matter) will be counted for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present at the annual meeting.

Only holders of record of Era Common Stock at the close of business on the Era Record Date, are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the annual meeting. Each stockholder is entitled to one vote for each share of Era Common Stock held. Shares of Era Common Stock represented virtually or by a properly submitted proxy will be voted at the annual meeting. On the Era Record Date,      shares of Era Common Stock were outstanding and entitled to vote.

As a matter of policy, proxy cards, ballots and voting tabulations that identify individual stockholders are kept confidential by Era. Such documents are made available only to the inspector of election and personnel associated with processing proxies and tabulating votes at the annual meeting. The votes of individual stockholders will not be disclosed except as may be required by applicable law.

If your shares are registered directly in your name with Era’s transfer agent, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, then you are a stockholder of record with respect to those shares.

If your shares are held in a stock brokerage account or by a bank, or other nominee, then the broker, bank, or other nominee is the stockholder of record with respect to those shares. However, you still are the beneficial owner of those shares, and your shares are said to be held in “street name.” Street name holders generally cannot vote their shares directly and must instead instruct the broker, bank, or other nominee how to vote their shares. Street name holders are also invited to virtually attend the Era annual meeting subject to valid proof of ownership such as a recent brokerage statement.

Election of Directors: Directors are elected by a plurality of the shares of Era Common Stock present virtually or represented by proxy at the annual meeting and voting on the matter. However, each nominee who is a current director of Era is required to submit an irrevocable resignation as a director, which resignation would become effective upon (1) that person not receiving a majority of the votes cast in favor of his or her election in an uncontested election (i.e., the number of votes “for” such director’s election constitutes less than the number of votes “withheld” with respect to such director’s election) and (2) acceptance by the Era Board of that resignation in accordance with the policies and procedures adopted by the Era Board for such purpose. Era’s stockholders do not have cumulative voting rights for the election of directors.

Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation: The Era Charter Amendment Proposal requires the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares of Era Common Stock entitled to vote.

Votes Required to Adopt Other Proposals: The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority in voting power of the shares of Era Common Stock present virtually or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the annual meeting is required for approval of all other items being submitted to stockholders for consideration.

Abstentions will not affect the outcome of the election of directors. For matters other than the election of directors, stockholders may vote in favor of or against the proposal, or may abstain from voting, and the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of Era Common Stock present virtually or by proxy and voting on the matter is required for approval of those matters, other than the Era Charter Amendment Proposal which requires the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares of Era Common Stock entitled to vote. Because abstentions are treated as shares of Era Common Stock present but not voting, abstentions will have the same effect as votes against any matter other than the election of directors.

For purposes of each of Proposal Nos. 1, 3, 4 and 6, “broker non-votes” will have the effect of a vote against the proposal. A “broker non-vote” occurs when a bank, broker or other holder of record holding shares in “street name” for a beneficial owner does not vote on a particular proposal because it does not have discretionary voting power for that particular item and has not received instructions from the beneficial owner. “Broker non-votes” may only be voted for routine matters. The only routine matters to be brought before the stockholders at the annual meeting are (i) the ratification of the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP for the period of time before the consummation of the Merger (after the consummation of the Merger, the Combined Company’s independent registered public accounting firm will be decided by the board of directors of the Combined Company) and (ii) the adjournment or postponement of the Era annual meeting. If your shares are held in “street name” by a broker and you wish to vote on any non-routine business that may properly come before the annual meeting, you should provide instructions to your broker. Under the rules of the NYSE, if you do not provide your broker with instructions, your broker generally will have the authority to vote on routine matters.

The Era Board recommends that you vote:

You may vote virtually at the annual meeting online at          by using the 16-digit control number included with these proxy materials, or you may give us your proxy. We recommend that you vote by proxy even if you plan to virtually attend the annual meeting. As described below, you can revoke your proxy or change your vote at the annual meeting. You can vote by proxy over the telephone by calling a toll-free number, electronically by using the Internet or through the mail as described below. If you would like to vote by telephone or by using the Internet, please refer to the specific instructions set forth on the notice, proxy card or voting instruction card. Stockholders are requested to vote in one of the following ways:

If you hold your shares through a bank, broker or other nominee, such entity/person will give you separate instructions for voting your shares.

If you receive more than one proxy card, it means that you hold shares registered in more than one name or in different accounts. To ensure that all of your shares are voted, please vote by proxy by following instructions provided in each proxy card. If some of your shares are held in street name, you should have received voting instruction with these materials from your broker, bank or other nominee. Please follow the voting instruction provided to ensure that your vote is counted.

Yes. A stockholder who so desires may revoke his, her, or its proxy at any time before it is exercised at the annual meeting by: (i) providing written notice to the Secretary of Era; (ii) duly executing a proxy card bearing a date subsequent to that of a previously furnished proxy card; (iii) entering new instructions by Internet or telephone; or (iv) attending the virtual annual meeting and voting. Virtual attendance at the annual meeting will not in itself constitute a revocation of a previously furnished proxy, and stockholders who attend the annual meeting virtually need not revoke their proxy (if previously furnished) to vote electronically. Era encourages stockholders that plan to virtually attend the annual meeting to vote by phone or Internet or to submit a valid proxy card and vote their shares prior to the annual meeting. If you hold your shares in street name and want to revoke your proxy, you will need to provide instructions to your broker.

If you are a stockholder of record and you submit your proxy without specifying how you want to vote your shares, then the proxy holder will vote your shares in the manner recommended by the Era Board on all proposals. If you hold your shares in the street name and you do not give instructions to your broker, bank or other nominee to vote your shares, under the rules that govern brokers, banks, and other nominees who are the stockholders of record of the shares held in street name, it generally has the discretion to vote uninstructed shares on routine matters but has no discretion to vote them on non-routine matters. The only “routine” matters expected to be brought before the Era stockholders at the annual meeting are (i) the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as Era’s independent registered public accounting firm for the period of time before the consummation of the Merger (after the consummation of the Merger, the Combined Company’s independent registered public accounting firm will be decided by the board of directors and audit comittee of the Combined Company) and (ii) the adjournment or postponement of the Era annual meeting. See “How are abstentions and broker non-votes counted?” beginning on page 9.

Votes will be certified by one or more inspectors of election, who are required to impartially resolve any interpretive questions as to the conduct of the vote. In tabulating votes, the inspectors of election will make a record of the number of shares voted for or against each director nominee and each other matter voted upon, the number of shares abstaining with respect to each director nominee or other matter, and the number of shares held of record by broker-dealers and present at the annual meeting but not voting.

Era plans to announce preliminary voting results at the annual meeting and to publish the final results in a current report on Form 8-K promptly following the annual meeting.

This joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus, the notice of the annual meeting of the Era stockholders and Era’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 (“Era’s 2019 Annual Report”) are available on the Internet at www.eragroupinvestors.com. In addition, you may find information on how to obtain directions to virtually attend the meeting and vote electronically by submitting a query via e-mail to Investor_Relations@eragroup.inc.

Only written consents received from holders of record of Bristow Common Stock and Bristow Preferred Stock as of the Bristow Record Date, will be counted for purposes of approving the Bristow Merger Proposal and, on a non-binding advisory basis, the Bristow Compensation Proposal. As of the close of business on March 31, 2020, there were 11,235,566 shares of Bristow Common Stock issued and outstanding and 6,824,582 shares of Bristow Preferred Stock issued and outstanding. Each outstanding share of Bristow Common Stock is entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote or to be acted on by written consent and each outstanding share of Bristow Preferred Stock is entitled to 1.33 votes (on an as-converted basis) on each matter submitted to a vote or to be acted on by written consent.

The Bristow Board recommends that you:

Approval of the Bristow Merger Proposal and approval of, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the Bristow Compensation Proposal each requires the consent of the holders of a majority of the total aggregate voting power of the shares of Bristow Common Stock (together with the outstanding Bristow Preferred Stock voting on an “as-converted” basis) issued and outstanding, voting as a single class. Abstentions and broker non-votes will have the same effect as consents marked “WITHHOLD CONSENT” as to such proposals.

Concurrently with the execution of the Merger Agreement, Bristow and Era executed and delivered individual voting agreements (each, a “Voting Agreement” and together, the “Voting Agreements”) with Solus and SDIC under which each of Solus and SDIC agreed to deliver to Bristow a written consent in favor of the Merger and adoption of the Merger Agreement in respect of all shares of Bristow Common Stock and Bristow Preferred Stock beneficially owned by each of Solus and SDIC (collectively representing more than a majority of the total aggregate voting power of the shares of Bristow Common Stock and Bristow Preferred Stock issued and outstanding). The Voting Agreements provide that each of Solus and SDIC will deliver their written consents within two Business Days after the registration statement of which this joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus forms a part becomes effective under the Securities Act. The delivery of such written consent by Solus and SDIC will constitute the approval of the Bristow Merger Proposal by the requisite majority of the total aggregate voting power of the Bristow stockholders.

If you are a Bristow stockholder as of the close of business on the Bristow Record Date, and after carefully reading and considering the information contained in this joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus you wish to return your written consent, please complete, date and sign the enclosed written consent and promptly return it to Bristow at the address below, or email a .pdf copy of your signed and dated written consent to Bristow to the email address below.

If you are a beneficial owner and hold your shares in street name, or through a nominee or intermediary, such as a bank or broker, you will receive separate instructions from such nominee or intermediary describing how to submit your written consent. Please check with your nominee or intermediary and follow the consent instructions provided by your nominee or intermediary with these materials. Bristow does not currently intend to hold a meeting of Bristow stockholders to consider the Merger Agreement and the Merger. See “The Merger Agreement—Bristow Written Consent” beginning on page 108.

No. If your shares of Bristow Common Stock and/or Bristow Preferred Stock are held in street name, you must instruct your nominee or intermediary whether you consent to, withhold consent from or abstain from any particular proposal. You should follow the instructions provided by your nominee or intermediary.

Yes. You may change or revoke your written consent at any time before the earlier to occur of the receipt by Bristow of the requisite Bristow stockholder approval and the Bristow Consent Deadline. If you wish to change or revoke your written consent before the earlier to occur of the receipt by Bristow of the requisite Bristow

stockholder approval and the Bristow Consent Deadline, you may do so by sending in a new written consent with a later date or by delivering a notice of revocation to the corporate secretary of Bristow. However, the delivery of the written consent by each of Solus and SDIC in favor of the Merger and adoption of the Merger Agreement with respect to all of its respective Bristow Common Stock and Bristow Preferred Stock following the effectiveness of the registration statement of which this joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus forms a part will constitute receipt by Bristow of the requisite Bristow stockholder approval, regardless of the delivery or abstention of consent by any other Bristow stockholder.

If you return your signed and dated written consent without indicating whether you consent to, withhold consent from or abstain from any particular proposal, you will be deemed to have elected to consent to such proposal in accordance with the recommendation of the Bristow Board.

Bristow has set     , 2020 as the Bristow Consent Deadline. Bristow reserves the right to extend the Bristow Consent Deadline beyond     , 2020, and any such extension may be made without notice to Bristow stockholders. Under the Voting Agreements, each of Solus and SDIC agreed to deliver to Bristow a written consent in favor of the Merger and adoption of the Merger Agreement in respect of all shares of Bristow Common Stock and Bristow Preferred Stock beneficially owned by Solus and SDIC (collectively representing more than a majority of the total aggregate voting power of the shares of Bristow Common Stock and Bristow Preferred Stock issued and outstanding). The Voting Agreements provide that each of Solus and SDIC will deliver its written consent within two Business Days from the time at which the registration statement of which this joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus forms a part becomes effective under the Securities Act. The delivery of such written consent by each of Solus and SDIC will constitute the approval of the Bristow Merger Proposal by the requisite majority of the total aggregate voting power of the Bristow stockholders. Therefore, a failure of any other Bristow stockholder to deliver a written consent is not expected to have any effect on the approval of the Bristow Merger Proposal or, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the approval of the Bristow Compensation Proposal.

You may receive more than one set of consent solicitation materials, including multiple copies of this joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus and the consent solicitation materials. This can occur if you hold your shares in more than one brokerage account, if you hold shares directly as a holder of record and also in street name, or otherwise through another holder of record, and in certain other circumstances. If you receive more than one set of consent solicitation materials, please vote or return each set separately in order to ensure that all of your written consents are delivered.

Era will bear the costs of solicitation of proxies for the annual meeting. In addition to solicitation by mail, directors, officers and regular employees of Era may solicit proxies from stockholders by telephone, electronic or facsimile transmission, personal interview or other means.

Era has requested brokers, bankers and other nominees who hold voting Era Common Stock to forward proxy solicitation materials to their customers, and such nominees will be reimbursed for their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses.

Era has retained D.F. King & Co., Inc. to aid in the solicitation of proxies. The fees of D.F. King & Co., Inc. are expected to be $15,000 plus reimbursement of its reasonable out-of-pocket costs. If you have questions about the annual meeting or need additional copies of this joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus or additional proxy cards, please contact Era’s proxy solicitation agent as follows:

D.F. King & Co., Inc.
48 Wall Street, 22^nd Floor
New York, NY 10005
Banks/Brokers: (212) 269-5550
Toll-free: (800) 791-3320

Bristow will bear the costs of the consent solicitation. Bristow has requested brokers, bankers and other nominees who hold voting Bristow Common Stock and Bristow Preferred Stock to forward consent solicitation materials to their customers, and such nominees will be reimbursed for their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses.

Bristow has retained D.F. King & Co., Inc. to aid in the consent solicitation. The fees of D.F. King & Co., Inc. are expected to be $     plus reimbursement of its reasonable out-of-pocket costs. If you have questions about the consent solicitation or need additional copies of this joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus, please contact Bristow’s consent solicitation agent as follows:

D.F. King & Co., Inc.
48 Wall Street, 22nd Floor
New York, NY 10005
Banks/Brokers: (212) 269-5550
Toll-free: (800) 791-3320

You should read the selected consolidated financial data set forth below in conjunction with Era’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Era Financial Statements and Supplementary Data and related notes each of which is incorporated by reference into this joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus. The financial data as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, and 2015 is derived from Era’s audited financial statements. See “Where You Can Find More Information”. Era’s historical results may not be indicative of Era’s future performance.

The following table sets forth the selected historical consolidated financial information of Bristow and its consolidated entities that has been derived from Bristow’s (i) audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the years ended March 31, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2015 (Predecessor) and (ii) unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for the period from April 1, 2019 through October 31, 2019 (Predecessor), as of and for the period from November 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019 (Successor) and as of and for the nine months ended December 31, 2018 (Predecessor), each of which is included elsewhere in the this joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus. All references to “Predecessor” refer to Bristow on and prior to October 31, 2019 and all references to “Successor” refer to the reorganized Bristow on and after November 1, 2019, the first full business day following Bristow’s emergence from the Chapter 11 Cases (as defined herein). See “Business-Bristow’s Business” beginning on page 141.

Accounting measurements at interim dates inherently involve greater reliance on estimates than at year-end, and the results of operations for the interim periods presented herein are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the year. In management’s opinion, the accompanying unaudited historical consolidated financial data include all adjustments of a normal recurring nature necessary for a fair statement of Bristow’s consolidated financial position as of December 31, 2019 (Successor) and March 31, 2019 (Predecessor) and its consolidated results of operations and cash flows for the two months ended December 31, 2019 (Successor), seven months ended October 31, 2019 (Predecessor) and nine months ended December 31, 2018 (Predecessor). The selected historical consolidated financial data presented below is not intended to replace Bristow’s historical consolidated financial statements. This summary should be read together with the other information contained in Bristow’s unaudited consolidated financial data included elsewhere in this joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus, including the sections therein entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Bristow’s Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and the consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto.

The following selected unaudited pro forma condensed combined consolidated financial information presents the combination of the historical condensed combined consolidated financial statements of Era and the historical condensed combined consolidated financial statements of Bristow, after giving effect to the Merger and Bristow’s reorganization and emergence from the Chapter 11 Cases pursuant to the Amended Joint Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization (collectively, the “Transactions”). The Merger is structured as a reverse merger and Bristow was determined to be the accounting acquirer based upon the terms of the Merger and other considerations including that: (i) immediately following completion of the Merger, former Bristow stockholders will own 77% of the outstanding shares of Combined Company Common Stock and pre-Merger holders of Era Common Stock will own 23% of the outstanding shares of Combined Company Common Stock and (ii) the board of directors of the Combined Company will consist of nine directors, including seven Bristow designees. The Merger will be accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting under GAAP. Under the acquisition method of accounting for the purposes of the unaudited pro forma condensed combined consolidated financial information, management of Bristow and Era have determined a preliminary estimated purchase price for Era, as described in Note 5 to the “Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Consolidated Financial Information” included elsewhere in this join proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus.

Upon emergence from the Chapter 11 Cases on October 31, 2019, Bristow applied fresh-start accounting. Adopting fresh-start accounting resulted in a new reporting entity for financial reporting purposes. For additional information see Note 3 in Bristow’s “Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)” included elsewhere in this joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus.

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined consolidated balance sheet information as of December 31, 2019 gives effect to the Merger as if it had occurred on December 31, 2019 and combines the historical balance sheets of Era and Bristow as of December 31, 2019. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined consolidated statements of operations information is presented as if the Transactions occured on January 1, 2019, the first business day of Era's 2019 fiscal year, and combines the historical results of operations for Era for the twelve months ended December 31, 2019 and with those of Bristow for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and the nine months ended December 31, 2019.

This selected unaudited pro forma condensed combined consolidated financial information should be read in conjunction with the more complete “Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Consolidated Financial Information” included elsewhere in this join proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus, as well as Era’s and Bristow’s historical financial statements referenced below:

The selected unaudited condensed combined consolidated pro forma financial information is presented for illustrative purposes only and does not necessarily indicate the financial results of the combined companies had the companies actually been combined at the beginning of the period presented. The selected unaudited condensed combined consolidated pro forma financial information also does not consider any potential impacts of current market conditions on revenues, potential revenue enhancements, anticipated cost savings and expense efficiencies, or asset dispositions, among other factors.

Presented below are Era’s and Bristow’s historical and pro forma per share data as of and for the twelve months ended December 31, 2019. Except for Era’s historical information as of and for the twelve months ended December 31, 2019, the information provided in the table below is unaudited. The unaudited pro forma data and equivalent per share information assumes that Bristow will be the accounting acquirer and gives effect to the Transactions (i) as if they had occurred on December 31, 2019, in the case of the book value data, and (ii) as if they had occurred on January 1, 2019, in the case of Loss per common share data. This information should be read together with the historical consolidated financial statements and related notes of Era and Bristow, incorporated by reference or included in this joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus, as applicable, and with the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements included under “Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Consolidated Financial Information”.

The unaudited pro forma financial information is presented for illustrative purposes only and does not necessarily indicate the financial results of the combined companies had the companies actually been combined at the beginning of the period presented. The unaudited pro forma financial information also does not consider any potential impacts of current market conditions on revenues, potential revenue enhancements, anticipated cost savings and expense efficiencies, or asset dispositions, among other factors.

This joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus, as well as Era’s other filings with the SEC and Bristow’s other communications with its stockholders, may contain certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause actual results to be materially different from any results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by any forward-looking statement. These factors include, among other things, the factors listed below.

In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as “may”, “might”, “will”, “would”, “should”, “could”, “expect”, “plan”, “intend”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “predict”, “probable”, “potential”, “possible”, “target”, “continue”, “look forward”, or “assume” and words of similar import. Forward- looking statements are not historical facts or guarantees of future performance or outcomes, but instead express only beliefs of Era and Bristow management regarding future results or events, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and outside of such management’s control. It is possible that actual results and events may differ, possibly materially, from the anticipated results or events indicated in these forward-looking statements. Era and Bristow caution you not to place undue reliance on these statements. Forward-looking statements are made only as of the date of this joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus, and Era and Bristow undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect new information or events or conditions after the date hereof.

Era and Bristow are hereby identifying important factors that could affect their financial performance and could cause their actual results for future periods to differ materially from any opinions or statements expressed with respect to future periods in any forward-looking statements.

Among the factors that could have an impact on their ability to achieve operating results, growth plan goals, and the beliefs expressed or implied in forward-looking statements are:

The foregoing list of important factors may not be all inclusive, and Era and Bristow specifically decline to undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. For a further discussion of these and other risks, uncertainties and other factors applicable to Era and Bristow, see “Risk Factors” in this joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus and Era’s other filings with the SEC incorporated by reference into this joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus.

In addition to the other information contained in or incorporated by reference into this joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus, including the matters addressed under the heading “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements,” you should carefully consider the following risk factors in deciding how to vote on or whether to consent or withhold consent to the proposals presented in this joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus. You should also consider the other information in, and the other documents incorporated by reference into, this joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus, including in particular the risk factors associated with Era’s business contained under the heading “Risk Factors” in Era’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019. See “Where You Can Find More Information”.

Upon completion of the Merger, each holder of Bristow Common Stock, other than holders of dissenting shares, shall be entitled to receive, for each share of Bristow Common Stock, a number of shares of Era Common Stock equal to the Aggregate Merger Consideration divided by the number of shares of Bristow Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Merger (including any shares issued as a result of the Preferred Stock Conversion, any shares underlying Bristow options or restricted stock units and certain shares of Bristow Common Stock held in reserve), plus the cash value of any fractional shares of Era Common Stock that would otherwise be payable, as described under “The Merger—Terms of the Merger”). Any change in the market price of Era Common Stock prior to completion of the Merger will affect the value of any shares of Era Common Stock Bristow stockholders receive as consideration in the Merger. The market price of Era Common Stock has fluctuated significantly since the signing of the Merger Agreement due to the COVID-19 pandemic and a decrease in oil and natural gas prices since the execution of the Merger Agreement and may continue to fluctuate as a result of a variety of factors, including general market and economic conditions over the past month, changes in Era’s or Bristow’s respective businesses, operations and prospects, and regulatory considerations. Many of these factors are outside Era’s or Bristow’s control. Accordingly, at the time of the Bristow Consent Deadline, Bristow stockholders will not know or be able to calculate the market price of Era Common Stock that they will receive upon completion of the Merger.

The Merger Agreement subjects Era and Bristow to restrictions on their business activities and obligates Era and Bristow to generally operate their businesses in the ordinary course in all material respects during the pendency of the Merger absent Era’s or Bristow’s prior written consent, as applicable. These restrictions could prevent Era and Bristow from pursuing attractive business opportunities or responding effectively to competitive pressures and industry developments that arise prior to the consummation of the Merger or termination of the Merger Agreement and are outside the ordinary course of business. In particular, the Merger Agreement restricts each of Era and Bristow from making certain acquisitions and dispositions without the prior written consent of the other party. If Era or Bristow is unable to take actions it believes are beneficial, such restrictions could have an adverse effect on Era’s and/or Bristow’s business, financial condition and results of operations.

The Merger Agreement contains certain provisions that restrict Era’s and Bristow’s ability to solicit, initiate, facilitate or encourage any inquiries regarding, or the making of any proposal or offer that constitutes, a competing proposal, engage, continue or otherwise participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding, or furnish any non-public information to any person that has made or is, to the knowledge of Era or Bristow, as applicable, considering making a competing proposal, subject to customary exceptions and limitations. In addition, Era and Bristow generally have an opportunity to offer to modify the terms of the Merger Agreement in response to any third-party alternative transaction proposal before the Era Board or Bristow Board may change,

qualify, withhold, withdraw or modify its recommendation that Era’s or Bristow’s stockholders, as applicable, approve the Merger. Further, even if the Era Board or the Bristow Board changes, qualifies, withholds, withdraws or modifies its recommendation, unless the Merger Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms, Era or Bristow, as applicable, will still be required to submit the merger proposal to the vote of its stockholders. Upon termination of the Merger Agreement in certain circumstances relating to changes in the recommendation of the Era Board or Bristow Board in favor of the Merger or entry by Era or Bristow into an alternative transaction within 12 months of termination of the Merger Agreement, Era or Bristow will be required to pay a termination fee of $9.0 million, as applicable.

These provisions could discourage a potential third-party acquiror or merger partner that might have an interest in acquiring all or a significant portion of Era or Bristow or pursuing an alternative transaction with Era or Bristow from considering or proposing such a transaction or might result in a potential third-party acquiror or merger partner proposing to pay a lower price to the stockholders of Era or Bristow than it might otherwise have proposed to pay because of the added expense of the termination fee that may become payable in certain circumstances.

If the Merger is not completed, the resulting failure of the Merger could have a material adverse impact on Era’s and Bristow’s financial condition, stock price, results of operations, assets or business.

Era and Bristow have operated and, until the completion of the Merger, will continue to operate, independently. The success of the Merger, including anticipated benefits and cost savings, will depend, in part, on Era’s and Bristow’s ability to successfully combine and integrate their businesses in a manner that does not materially disrupt existing customer relationships or result in decreased revenues due to loss of customers. It is possible that the integration process could result in the loss of key employees, the disruption of either company’s ongoing business or inconsistencies in standards, controls, procedures and policies that adversely affect Era’s and/or Bristow’s ability to maintain relationships with customers and employees. The success of the Combined Company following the Merger may depend, in part, on the ability of Era and Bristow to integrate their two businesses, business models and cultures. If Era and Bristow experience difficulties in the integration process, including those listed above, they may fail to realize the anticipated benefits of the Merger in a timely manner or at all. The Combined Company’s business or results of operations or the value of its common stock may be materially and adversely affected as a result.

Era and Bristow also expect to incur material one-time costs to achieve synergies and may fail to realize such estimated synergies. While Era and Bristow believe these synergies are achievable, their ability to achieve such estimated synergies in the amounts and time frame expected is subject to various assumptions by their management teams based on expectations that are subject to a number of risks, which may or may not be realized, the incurrence of other costs in Era and Bristow’s operations that may offset all or a portion of such synergies and other factors outside their control. As a consequence, Era and Bristow may not be able to realize all of these synergies within the time frame expected or at all. Era and Bristow may incur additional and/or unexpected costs to realize these synergies. In addition, if Era and Bristow fail to achieve the anticipated cost benefits in a timely manner, Era and Bristow may be unable realize all the anticipated synergies. Failure to achieve the expected synergies could significantly reduce the expected benefits associated with the Merger and adversely affect the Combined Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations.

While Era and Bristow expect to complete the Merger in the middle of 2020, there can be no assurances as to the exact timing of completion of the Merger, or that the Merger will be completed at all. The completion of the Merger is subject to numerous conditions, including, among others, (i) receipt of requisite approvals of Era’s and Bristow’s stockholders and the filing of the Era Charter Amendment, (ii) the expiration of any applicable waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the “HSR Act”) or any other antitrust laws, and there not being in effect any voluntary agreement with any antitrust authority under which Era and Bristow have agreed not to consummate the Merger, (iii) the absence of any governmental order or law prohibiting the consummation of the Merger, (iv) the effectiveness of the registration statement for the

shares of Era Common Stock to be issued in the Merger and the authorization for listing of those shares on the NYSE, (v) the accuracy of the other party’s representations and warranties, subject to customary materiality standards, (vi) compliance of the other party with its respective covenants under the Merger Agreement in all material respects, and (vii) other customary closing conditions.

If such conditions are not satisfied, the Merger will not be consummated unless such conditions are validly waived. Such conditions may jeopardize or delay consummation of the Merger or may reduce the anticipated benefits of the Merger. Further, no assurance can be given that the required approvals will be obtained or that the conditions to closing will be satisfied. Even if all such approvals are obtained, no assurance can be given as to the terms, conditions and timing of such approvals or that they will satisfy the terms of the Merger Agreement. If the Merger is not consummated by October 23, 2020 (as may be extended to a date no later than January 23, 2021 upon satisfaction of certain conditions to extension set forth in the Merger Agreement), either Era or Bristow may terminate the Merger Agreement.

The Merger may not be consummated until notifications under the HSR Act are submitted to the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (the “DOJ”) and the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) and the required waiting period has expired or been terminated. Era and Bristow submitted their respective Notification and Report forms under the HSR Act on February 6, 2020. On March 9, 2020, Era withdrew its Notification and Report form, and on March 11, 2020, Era refiled an updated Notification and Report form, thereby commencing a new thirty day waiting period. The parties expect the second waiting period to expire on April 10, 2020 without any extension or further action by the U.S. antitrust agencies.

In addition, private parties who may be adversely affected by the Merger and individual states may bring legal action under the antitrust laws in certain circumstances. Although Bristow and Era believe the consummation of the Merger will not likely be prohibited under the antitrust laws, there can be no assurance that a challenge to the Merger on antitrust grounds will not be made and, if a challenge is made, what the result will be. Under the Merger Agreement, Era and Bristow have agreed to use their reasonable best efforts to avoid or eliminate each and every impediment to consummation of the transaction under any applicable law that may be asserted by any governmental entity and to obtain all regulatory clearances or observe all regulatory review periods necessary to consummate the Merger and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement as soon as commercially practicable so as to enable the closing to occur as soon as reasonably possible (and in any event, not later than the End Date).

In addition, in order to consummate the Merger, Era and Bristow may be required to comply with conditions, terms, obligations or restrictions imposed by governmental entities under any antitrust law, including divestitures, and such conditions, terms, obligations or restrictions may have the effect of delaying consummation of the Merger, imposing additional material costs on or materially limiting the revenue of the Combined Company after the consummation of the Merger, or otherwise reducing the anticipated benefits to the Combined Company of the Merger. Such conditions, terms, obligations or restrictions may result in the delay or abandonment of the Merger. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, Era and Bristow will not be obligated to negotiate, commit to or effect any action that would result in the sale, divestiture, disposal, holding separate, or other disposition of assets, contracts, businesses or product lines of Era and Bristow, or their respective subsidiaries generating, in the aggregate, Revenues (as defined below) in an aggregate amount in excess of $10.0 million. “Revenues” as used in the immediately preceding sentence means, with respect to any asset, contract, business or product line, gross revenues associated therewith for the twelve months ended December 31, 2019.

The businesses of Era and Bristow differ in some respects and, accordingly, the results of operations of the Combined Company and the market price of Era Common Stock after the Merger may be affected by factors different from those currently affecting the independent results of operations of each of Era or Bristow, particularly given the relative sizes of Bristow and Era. For a discussion of the business of Era and of certain factors to consider in connection with the business of Era, see the documents incorporated by reference into this

joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus and referred to under “Where You Can Find More Information,” including in particular the section titled “Risk Factors” in Era’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019. For a discussion of Bristow’s business and of certain factors to consider in connection with the business of Bristow, see the information in this “Risk Factors” section, and “Information about the Companies—Bristow,” “Management's Discussion and Ananlsyis of Bristow's Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and Bristow's audited and unaudited financial statements, each of which is included elsewhere in this joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus.

Bristow’s stockholders and Era’s stockholders should be aware that certain of Bristow’s and Era’s directors and executive officers may have interests in the Merger and have arrangements that are different from, or are in addition to, those of Bristow’s stockholders and Era’s stockholders generally. These interests and arrangements may create potential conflicts of interest. The Bristow Board and the Era Board were aware of these interests and considered these interests, among other matters, when making its decision to approve the Merger Agreement, and in recommending that, as applicable, (i) holders of Era Common Stock vote in favor of the Merger-Related Proposals and (ii) holders of Bristow Common Stock and Bristow Preferred Stock consent to the approval of the Bristow Merger Proposal.

For a more complete description of these interests, see “The Merger—Interests of Certain Persons in the Merger”.

Each of Era and Bristow has incurred and will incur substantial expenses in connection with the negotiation and completion of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, as well as the costs and expenses of preparing, filing, printing and mailing this joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus and all filing and other fees paid in connection with the Merger. If the Merger is not completed, Era and Bristow would have to recognize these expenses without realizing the expected benefits of the Merger.

Holders of Era Common Stock currently have the right to vote on matters affecting Era, and holders of Bristow Common Stock and Bristow Preferred Stock currently have the right to vote on matters affecting Bristow. Upon the completion of the Merger, each Bristow stockholder who receives shares of Era Common Stock will become a stockholder of the Combined Company with a percentage ownership of the Combined Company with respect to such shares that is smaller than the stockholder’s current percentage ownership of Bristow. In addition, each Era stockholder’s percentage ownership of the Combined Company will be smaller than such stockholder’s current percentage ownership of Era. Immediately following the completion of the Merger former Bristow stockholders (including former holders of Bristow Preferred Stock) will own 77% of the outstanding shares of Combined Company Common Stock and pre-Merger holders of Era Common Stock will own 23% of the outstanding shares of the Combined Company Common Stock. Because of this, Era and Bristow stockholders will have less influence on the management and policies of the Combined Company than they now have on the management and policies of Era and Bristow, respectively.

Era and Bristow have not obtained updated opinions from their respective financial advisors as of the date of this joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus. The opinions of Era’s and Bristow’s financial advisors were each based on certain facts and assumptions regarding the operations and prospects of Era and Bristow, general market and economic conditions and other factors as of the dates of such opinions. Changes in the operations and prospects of Era or Bristow, general market and economic conditions and other factors that may be beyond the control of Era or Bristow may significantly alter the value of Era or Bristow, the prices of the shares of Era Common Stock by the time the Merger is completed or the future price at which Era Common Stock trades. The opinions do not speak as of the time the Merger will be completed or as of any date other than

the date of such opinions. Because Era and Bristow do not currently anticipate asking their respective financial advisors to update their opinions, the opinions will not address the fairness of the Aggregate Merger Consideration from a financial point of view at the time an Era stockholder or Bristow stockholder votes or consents, as applicable, or at the time the Merger is completed. However, the Era Board’s recommendation that Era stockholders vote “FOR” the Stock Issuance Proposal, and the Bristow Board’s recommendation that holders of Bristow Common Stock and Bristow Preferred Stock “CONSENT” to the Bristow Merger Proposal, are made as of the date of this joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus. For descriptions of the opinions that Era and Bristow received from their respective financial advisors, please refer to “The Merger—Opinion of Era’s Financial Advisor.”

The unaudited pro forma financial information included in this joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus is presented for illustrative purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of what the Combined Company’s actual financial position or results of operations would have been had the Merger and Bristow’s emergence from the Chapter 11 Cases been completed on the date(s) indicated. The preparation of the unaudited pro forma financial information is based upon available information and certain assumptions and estimates that Era and Bristow currently believe are reasonable. For instance, the unaudited pro forma financial information reflects adjustments, which are based upon preliminary estimates, to allocate the purchase price to Era’s net assets, as Bristow is considered to be the accounting acquirer in the Merger. The purchase price allocation reflected in this joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus is preliminary, and the final allocation of the purchase price will be based upon the actual purchase price and the fair value of the assets and liabilities of Era as of the date of the completion of the Merger. In addition, following the completion of the Merger, there may be further refinements of the purchase price allocation as additional information becomes available. Accordingly, the final purchase accounting adjustments may differ materially from the pro forma adjustments reflected in this joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus. The unaudited pro forma financial information also does not consider any potential impacts of current market conditions, including the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the recent decrease in oil prices, on revenues, anticipated cost savings and expense efficiencies, or asset dispositions, among other factors. See “Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Consolidated Financial Information”.

The rights associated with Bristow Common Stock and Bristow Preferred Stock are different from the rights associated with Era Common Stock. For a discussion of the different rights associated with Era Common Stock, see “Comparison of Stockholder Rights”.

As of December 31, 2019, Era’s indebtedness consisted of $144.1 million aggregate principal amount of its 7.750% senior unsecured notes due 2022 and $18.3 million of aggregate indebtedness outstanding under two promissory notes. In addition, as of that date, Era had the ability to borrow up to $124.3 million under its revolving credit facility. Era intends to assume substantial additional indebtedness in connection with the Merger.

Upon the completion of the Merger, the Combined Company is expected to have an aggregate of $730 million of indebtedness, including $144 million aggregate principal amount of Era’s Senior Unsecured Notes, as well as a number of Bristow’s and its subsidiaries’ debt facilities that will remain in place after the Merger that are described under “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Bristow’s Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and Bristow’s audited and unaudited financial statements, elsewhere in this joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus.

Bristow has repaid a portion of its 2019 Term Loan with the proceeds from Bristow’s H225 sale, and prior to the completion of the Merger, Bristow expects to repay the remaining portion of its 2019 Term Loan in full with cash on hand. Additionally, Era’s $125 million Senior Secured Revolver will be terminated as a result of the Merger, and following the Merger, the Combined Company will have access to Bristow’s ABL Facility (as defined herein), which is expected to be increased from $75 million to $112.5 million.

If the Combined Company is unable to generate sufficient funds to meet its obligations or the debt assumed by the Combined Company in connection with the Merger otherwise becomes due and payable, whether as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic or otherwise, the Combined Company may be required to refinance, restructure, or otherwise amend some or all of such obligations, sell assets, or raise additional cash through the sale of its equity. Era and Bristow cannot make any assurances that they would be able to obtain such refinancing on terms as favorable as its current anticipated financing or that such restructuring activities, sales of assets, or issuances of equity can be accomplished or, if accomplished, would raise sufficient funds to meet these obligations.

Securities class action lawsuits and derivative lawsuits are often brought against public companies that have entered into merger agreements. Even if the lawsuits are without merit, defending against these claims could result in substantial costs and divert management time and resources. An adverse judgment could result in monetary damages, which could have a negative impact on Era’s and Bristow’s respective liquidity and financial condition. Additionally, if a plaintiff is successful in obtaining an injunction prohibiting completion of the Merger, then that injunction may delay or prevent the Merger from being completed, which may adversely affect Era’s and Bristow’s respective business, financial position and results of operations.

Risk factors set forth in Era’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, are filed with the SEC and are incorporated by reference into this joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus.

The coronavirus pandemic that began in early 2020, caused by coronavirus disease COVID-19 (“COVID-19”), has significantly reduced global and national economic activity, resulting in a significant decline in the price of and demand for oil. The oil price decline has been further exacerbated by supply decisions principally by Russia and Saudi Arabia resulting in failure to agree on terms to maintain production limits and the ensuing influx of additional oil to an already oversupplied market. On January 23, 2020, the date the Merger Agreement was executed, Brent crude oil prices closed at a price of $62.04 per barrel. As of March 31, 2020, Brent crude oil prices were on average trading below $25 per barrel.

Each of Era and Bristow provide services, the demand for which is highly correlated to the price of oil and natural gas, as such prices drive capital spending decisions by both major and independent oil and gas exploration, development and production companies. As a result of the decrease in the price of oil, each of Era and Bristow may see customers demand for their services decrease, and if the price of oil remains low or decreases below its current averages, demand for each company’s or the Combined Company’s services could further decrease and the decrease could be significant.

In addition, the pandemic may affect the health of Era’s and Bristow’s workforce, and international, national and local government interventions enacted to reduce the spread of COVID-19 may render Era’s and Bristow’s employees unable to work or travel. Although Era’s and Bristow’s workforce is largely considered to be “essential” under guidance issued by the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, if the COVID-19 pandemic were to impact a location where Era or Bristow (or any of their key suppliers) have a high concentration of business and resources, their local workforces could be affected by the outbreak, which could also significantly disrupt their operations and decrease their ability to provide helicopter services and equipment to their customers. For instance, if an outbreak occurs among Era’s or Bristow’s pilots, technicians or other employees who must be present at operating bases, it is highly unlikely that either company, before the Merger, or the Combined Company after the Merger, will be able to find replacements while the affected employees are out.

The duration and severity of the business disruption and related financial impact from the COVID-19 pandemic cannot be reasonably estimated at this time. If the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues for an extended

period of time, it could materially adversely affect the demand for their helicopter services and equipment or their ability to provides services, either of which could have a material adverse effect on each company’s business.

The demand for Bristow’s services is substantially dependent on the level of offshore oil and gas exploration, development and production activity.

Bristow provides helicopter and fixed wing services to companies engaged in offshore oil and gas exploration, development and production activities. As a result, demand for Bristow’s services, as well as Bristow’s revenue and Bristow’s profitability, are substantially dependent on the worldwide levels of activity in offshore oil and gas exploration, development and production. These activity levels are principally affected by trends in, and expectations regarding, oil and natural gas prices, as well as the capital expenditure budgets of offshore energy companies and shifts in technology for energy exploration, development and production. The increase in U.S. onshore production in recent years resulting from onshore hydraulic fracturing activity and shale development has had a negative impact on the price of oil and the demand for Bristow’s services. Bristow cannot predict future exploration, development and production activity or oil and gas price movements. Historically, the prices for oil and gas and activity levels have been volatile and are subject to factors beyond Bristow’s control, such as:

Additionally, an increase in onshore fracking, which generally does not require use of Bristow’s services, could have an adverse effect on Bristow’s operations. If onshore fracking were to meaningfully increase globally, and if it were to drive a meaningful increase in the supply of hydrocarbons without an increase in global demand, it could potentially adversely impact oil and natural gas prices and the level of activity in Bristow’s offshore oil and gas markets and the demand for Bristow’s industrial aviation services.

The helicopter and fixed wing businesses are highly competitive throughout the world. Chartering of such aircraft is often done on the basis of competitive bidding among those providers having the necessary equipment, operational experience and resources. Factors that affect competition in Bristow’s industry include price, quality of service, operational experience, record of safety, quality and type of equipment, client relationship and professional reputation.

Bristow’s industry has historically been cyclical and is affected by the volatility of oil and gas price levels. There have been periods of high demand for Bristow’s services, followed by periods of low demand for Bristow’s services. Changes in commodity prices can have a significant effect on demand for Bristow’s services, and periods of low activity intensify price competition in the industry and often result in Bristow’s aircraft being idle for long periods of time.

Bristow has several significant competitors in the North Sea, Nigeria, the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, Australia, Canada and Brazil, and a number of smaller local competitors in other markets. Certain of Bristow’s customers have the capability to perform their own air transportation operations or give business to Bristow’s competitors should they elect to do so, which has a limiting effect on Bristow’s rates.

As a result of significant competition, Bristow must continue to provide safe and efficient service and Bristow must continue to evolve Bristow’s technology or Bristow will lose market share, which could have a material adverse effect on Bristow’s business, financial condition and results of operations due to the loss of a significant number of Bristow’s customers or termination of a significant number of Bristow’s contracts.

Bristow derives a significant amount of its revenue from a small number of offshore energy companies. Bristow’s loss of one of these significant customers, if not offset by sales to new or other existing customers, could have a material adverse effect on Bristow’s business, financial condition and results of operations. See “Information about Bristow—Bristow’s Business” beginning on page 141.

Many of Bristow’s fixed-term contracts contain provisions permitting early termination by the client at their convenience, generally without penalty, and with limited notice requirements. In addition, many of Bristow’s contracts permit Bristow’s customers to decrease the number of aircraft under contract with a corresponding decrease in the fixed monthly payments without penalty. As a result, you should not place undue reliance on the strength of Bristow’s client contracts or the terms of those contracts.

Bristow’s U.K. SAR contract allows the U.K. Department for Transport (“DfT”) to cancel the contract for any reason upon notice and payment of a specified cancellation fee based on the number of bases reduced as a result of the exercise and the timing of the exercise. Prior to any cancellation or termination of the contract, the DfT may also invite tenders to award a contract for the SAR services Bristow provides to a replacement contractor. Additionally, the U.K. SAR contract grants the DfT the option to require it to transfer to the DfT, at termination or expiration, either the lease or the ownership of some or all of the helicopters that service the U.K. SAR contract. The DfT may alternatively require that Bristow or the owner, as the case may be, transfer the lease or ownership of the helicopters to any replacement service provider. If the DfT wishes to transfer ownership it must pay a specified option exercise fee based on the value of the helicopters. If the DfT wishes to transfer the lease it does not have to pay an option exercise fee. Bristow currently leases a significant number of the aircraft that service the U.K. SAR contract. Although Bristow is entitled to some compensation for termination or early expiration if Bristow is not at fault, termination or early expiration of the U.K. SAR contract would result in a significant loss of expected revenue. Additionally, Bristow does not have the right to transfer the ground facilities supporting the U.K. SAR contract to the replacement service provider. If alternative long-term uses were not identified for these facilities, Bristow could incur recurring fixed expenses for these recently acquired, non-revenue producing assets if Bristow was unable to sell them to a replacement contractor or other party in the event the U.K. SAR contract is terminated.

Bristow gives to and receives from its customers indemnities relating to damages caused or sustained by it in connection with Bristow’s operations. Bristow’s customers’ changing views on risk allocation together with deteriorating market conditions could force it to accept greater risk to win new business, retain renewing business or could result in it losing business if Bristow is not prepared to take such risks. To the extent that Bristow accepts such additional risk, and seek to insure against it, if possible, Bristow’s insurance premiums could rise. If Bristow cannot insure against such risks or otherwise choose not to do so, Bristow could be exposed to catastrophic losses in the event such risks are realized.

Any new helicopters Bristow orders may not be covered by client contracts when they are delivered to us, and Bristow cannot assure you as to when it will be able to utilize these new helicopters or on what terms. To the

extent Bristow’s helicopters are covered by a client contract when they are delivered to us, some of these contracts may be for a short term, requiring it to seek renewals more frequently. Alternatively, Bristow expects that some of its customers may request new helicopters in lieu of Bristow’s existing helicopters, which could adversely affect the utilization of Bristow’s existing fleet.

Any reductions in the budgets of government agencies for spending on industrial aviation services, implementation of cost saving measures by government agencies, including the DfT, imposed modifications of contract terms or delays in collecting receivables owed to it by Bristow’s government agency customers could have an adverse effect on Bristow’s business, financial condition and results of operations.

In addition, there are inherent risks in contracting with government agencies. Applicable laws and regulations in the countries in which Bristow operates may enable Bristow’s government agency customers to (i) terminate contracts for convenience, (ii) reduce, modify or cancel contracts or subcontracts if requirements or budgetary constraints change, or (iii) terminate contracts or adjust their terms.

Bristow’s profitability is directly related to demand for its services. Because of the significant expenses related to aircraft financing and leasing, crew wages and benefits, and insurance and maintenance programs, a substantial portion of Bristow’s operating expenses are fixed and must be paid even when aircraft are not actively servicing customers and thereby generating revenue. A decrease in Bristow’s revenue could therefore result in a disproportionate decrease in its earnings, as a substantial portion of Bristow’s operating expense would remain unchanged. Similarly, the discontinuation of any rebates, discounts or preferential financing terms offered to Bristow by manufacturers, lenders or lessors could have the effect of increasing Bristow’s related expenses, and without a corresponding increase in Bristow’s revenue, could negatively impact its results of operations.

Certain of Bristow’s long-term aircraft services contracts contain price escalation terms and conditions. Although supplier costs, fuel costs, labor costs, insurance costs, and other cost increases are typically passed through to Bristow’s customers through rate increases where possible, these escalations may not be sufficient to enable Bristow to recoup increased costs in full and Bristow may not be able to realize the full benefit of contract price escalations during a market downturn. There can be no assurance that Bristow will be able to estimate costs accurately or recover increased costs by passing these costs on to Bristow’s customers. Bristow may not be successful in identifying or securing cost escalations for other costs that may escalate during the applicable client contract term. In the event that Bristow is unable to fully recover material costs that escalate during the terms of its client contracts, the profitability of Bristow’s client contracts and its business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and negatively affected.

Additionally, cost increases related to Bristow’s airline scheduled service cannot be passed on to previously purchased air passenger tickets but may be passed on partially or wholly to future purchased tickets if the rates remain competitive to other competing airlines.

In Europe, political uncertainty has created financial, legal and economic uncertainty, most recently as a result of Brexit. The United Kingdom formally exited the European Union on January 31, 2020, and is now in a transition period through December 31, 2020, with an option to extend an additional one to two years. Although the United Kingdom will remain in the European Union single market and customs union during the transition period, the long-term nature of the United Kingdom’s relationship with the European Union is unclear and there is considerable uncertainty as to when or if any agreement will be reached and implemented. The economic consequences of Brexit, including the possible repeal of open-skies agreements, could have a material adverse effect on Bristow’s business. Further, many of the structural issues facing the E.U. following the global financial crisis of 2008 and Brexit remain, and problems could resurface that could affect market conditions, and, possibly, Bristow’s business, financial results and liquidity, particularly if they lead to the exit of one or more countries from the European Monetary Union (the “EMU”) or the exit of additional countries from the E.U. If one or

more countries exited the EMU, there would be significant uncertainty with respect to outstanding obligations of counterparties and debtors in any exiting country, whether sovereign or otherwise, and it would likely lead to complex and lengthy disputes and litigation. Additionally, it is possible that political events in Europe could lead to the complete dissolution of the EMU or E.U. The partial or full breakup of the EMU or E.U. would be unprecedented and its impact highly uncertain, including with respect to Bristow’s business.

It is expected that a number of private-sector banks currently reporting information used to set LIBOR will stop doing so after 2021 when their current reporting commitment ends, which could either cause LIBOR to stop publication immediately or cause LIBOR’s regulator to determine that its quality has degraded to the degree that it is no longer representative of its underlying market. It is unclear whether new methods of calculating LIBOR will be established such that it continues to exist after 2021, or whether different benchmark rates used to price indebtedness will develop. Borrowings under Bristow’s current and future indebtedness may bear interest at rates tied to LIBOR. In the future, Bristow may need to renegotiate Bristow’s existing indebtedness or incur other indebtedness, and the phase-out of LIBOR may negatively impact the terms of such indebtedness. In addition, the overall financial market may be disrupted as a result of the phase-out or replacement of LIBOR. Disruption in the financial market could have a material adverse effect on Bristow’s financial position, results of operations, and liquidity.

Bristow conducts many of its international operations through entities in which it has a noncontrolling investment or through strategic alliances with foreign partners. For example, Bristow has acquired interests in, or in some cases have lease and service agreements with, entities that operate aircraft in Brazil, Canada and Egypt. Bristow provides engineering and administrative support to certain of these entities. Bristow derives significant amounts of lease revenue, service revenue, equity earnings and dividend income from these entities. In fiscal years 2019, 2018 and 2017, Bristow received approximately $48.4 million, $56.1 million and $59.1 million, respectively, of revenue from the provision of aircraft and other services to unconsolidated affiliates. As a result of not owning a majority interest or maintaining voting control of Bristow’s unconsolidated affiliates, Bristow does not have the ability to control their policies, management or affairs. The interests of persons who control these entities or partners may differ from Bristow’s and may cause such entities to take actions that are not in Bristow’s best interest. If Bristow is unable to maintain Bristow’s relationships with Bristow’s partners in these entities, Bristow could lose Bristow’s ability to operate in these areas, potentially resulting in a material adverse effect on Bristow’s business, financial condition and results of operations. Additionally, an operational incident involving one of the entities over which Bristow does not have operational control may nevertheless cause Bristow reputational harm.

Bristow is subject to governmental regulation that limits foreign ownership of aircraft companies in favor of domestic ownership. Based on regulations in various markets in which it operates, Bristow’s aircraft may be subject to deregistration and Bristow may lose its ability to operate within these countries if certain levels of local ownership are not maintained. Deregistration of Bristow’s aircraft for any reason, including foreign ownership in excess of permitted levels, could have a material adverse effect on Bristow’s ability to conduct operations within these markets. Bristow cannot assure you that there will be no changes in aviation laws, regulations or administrative requirements or the interpretations or applications thereof that could restrict or prohibit Bristow’s ability to operate in certain regions. Any such restriction or prohibition on Bristow’s ability to operate may have a material adverse effect on Bristow’s business, financial condition and results of operations. See “Information about Bristow—Bristow’s Business” beginning on page 141.

The operation of helicopters and fixed wing aircraft inherently involves a degree of risk. Hazards such as harsh weather and marine conditions, mechanical failures, facility fires and spare parts damage, pandemic outbreaks, crashes and collisions are inherent in Bristow’s business and may result in personal injury, loss of life, damage to

property and equipment, suspension or reduction of operations, reduced number of flight hours and the grounding of such aircraft or insufficient ground facilities or spare parts to support operations. In addition to any loss of property or life, Bristow’s revenue, profitability and margins could be materially affected by an accident or asset damage.

Bristow, or third parties operating Bristow’s aircraft, may experience accidents or damage to Bristow’s assets in the future. These risks could endanger the safety of both Bristow’s own and Bristow’s customers’ personnel, equipment, cargo and other property, as well as the environment. If any of these events were to occur with equipment or other assets that Bristow needs to operate or lease to third parties, Bristow could experience loss of revenue, termination of charter contracts, higher insurance rates, and damage to Bristow’s reputation and client relationships. In addition, to the extent an accident occurs with aircraft Bristow operates or to assets supporting operations, Bristow could be held liable for resulting damages. Even where losses or liability for damages is covered by insurance, Bristow may incur deductibles and additional insurance premiums. The lack of sufficient insurance for an incident or accident could have a material adverse effect on Bristow’s operations and financial condition.

Certain models of aircraft that Bristow operates have also experienced accidents while operated by third parties. On April 29, 2016, an incident occurred with an Airbus Helicopters EC225LP (also known as an “H225”) model helicopter operated by another helicopter company, which resulted in the loss of life for eleven passengers and two crew members in Norway. This incident resulted in the civil aviation authorities in the U.K. and Norway issuing safety directives that required the operators to suspend commercial operations of the affected aircraft pending determination of the root cause. Although the civil aviation authorities have since issued a safety directive providing for return to service, Bristow’s H225 fleet of 16 aircraft remains grounded globally as a result of this incident and are not expected to return to service. If other operators experience accidents with aircraft models that Bristow operates or leases, obligating Bristow to take such aircraft out of service until the cause of the accident is rectified, Bristow could lose revenue and customers. In addition, safety issues experienced by a particular model of aircraft could result in customers refusing to use that particular aircraft model or a regulatory body grounding that particular aircraft model. The value of the aircraft model might also be permanently reduced in the market if the model were to be considered less desirable for future service and the inventory for such aircraft may be impaired.

Bristow attempts to protect itself against financial losses and damage by carrying insurance, including hull and liability, general liability, workers’ compensation, and property and casualty insurance. Bristow’s insurance coverage is subject to deductibles and maximum coverage amounts, and Bristow does not carry insurance against all types of losses, including business interruption. Bristow cannot assure you that Bristow’s existing coverage will be sufficient to protect against all losses, that Bristow will be able to maintain Bristow’s existing coverage in the future or that the premiums will not increase substantially. In addition, future terrorist activity, risks of war, accidents or other events could increase Bristow’s insurance premiums. The loss of Bristow’s liability insurance coverage, inadequate coverage from Bristow’s liability insurance or substantial increases in future premiums could have a material adverse effect on Bristow’s business, financial condition and results of operations.

Bristow’s customers consider safety and reliability as two of the primary attributes when selecting a provider of air transportation services. If Bristow fails to maintain standards of safety and reliability that are satisfactory to Bristow’s customers, Bristow’s ability to retain current customers and attract new customers may be adversely affected. Accidents or disasters could impact client or passenger confidence in a particular fleet type, Bristow or the air transportation services industry as a whole and could lead to a reduction in client contracts, particularly if such accidents or disasters were due to a safety fault in a type of aircraft used in Bristow’s fleet. In addition, the loss of aircraft as a result of accidents could cause significant adverse publicity and the interruption of air services to Bristow’s customers, which could adversely impact Bristow’s reputation, operations and financial results. Bristow’s aircraft have been involved in accidents in the past, some of which have included loss of life and property damage. Bristow may experience similar accidents in the future.

Bristow’s business has traditionally been significantly dependent upon the level of offshore oil and gas exploration, development and production activity. Although Bristow has diversified with the award for the provision of SAR services in the U.K. and investment in Airnorth, the effect of the downturn in the oil and gas industry has nevertheless negatively impacted Bristow’s financial results and could continue to negatively impact Bristow’s financial results in future periods. While diversification into other industrial aviation services is intended over the long term to grow the business and offset the cyclical nature of the underlying oil and gas business, Bristow cannot be certain that diversification benefits associated with those lines of business will be realized at any point.

Operations in certain regions are subject to various risks inherent in conducting business in international locations, including:

Historically, there has been continuing political and social unrest in Nigeria, where Bristow derived 12%, 14% and 15% of Bristow’s gross revenue during fiscal years 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. In 2015, there was a change in the leadership in Nigeria. The current leadership is facing numerous challenges which, if not addressed, may cause political or social unrest and result in a lack of demand for Bristow’s services in Nigeria and safety risks for Bristow’s operations and Bristow’s people. Bristow’s operations in Nigeria are subject to the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development Act, 2010 (the “Nigerian Content Development Act”), which requires that oil and gas contracts be awarded to a company that is seen or perceived to have more “local content” than a “foreign” competitor. Additionally, the Nigerian Content Development Act allows the monitoring board to penalize companies that do not meet these local content requirements up to 5% of the value of the contract. In addition, the passage of the Nigerian Petroleum Industry Bill could lead to further uncertainty in demand in the region. Future unrest or legislation in Nigeria or Bristow’s other operating regions could adversely affect Bristow’s business, financial condition and results of operations in those regions. Bristow cannot predict whether any of these events will continue to occur in Nigeria or occur elsewhere in the future.

In fiscal years 2019, 2018 and 2017, approximately 65%, 62% and 58%, respectively, of Bristow’s gross revenue was derived from industrial aviation services provided to oil and gas customers operating in the North Sea and the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The North Sea and the U.S. Gulf of Mexico are mature exploration and production regions that have undergone substantial seismic survey and exploration activity for many years. Because a large number of oil and gas properties in these regions have already been drilled, additional prospects of sufficient size

and quality (including projected costs permitting economic development, given anticipated hydrocarbon prices) could be more difficult to identify. The ability of Bristow’s customers to produce sufficient quantities to support the costs of exploration in different basins could impact the level of future activity in these regions. Generally, the production from these drilled oil and gas properties is declining. In the future, production may decline to the point that such properties are no longer economic to operate, in which case, Bristow’s services with respect to such properties will no longer be needed. Oil and gas companies may not identify sufficient additional drilling sites to replace those that become depleted. In addition, the U.S. government’s exercise of authority under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, as amended, to restrict the availability of offshore oil and gas leases together with the U.K. government’s exercise of authority could adversely impact exploration and production activity in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and the U.K. North Sea, respectively.

If activity in oil and gas exploration, development and production in either the U.S. Gulf of Mexico or the North Sea materially declines, Bristow’s business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected. Bristow cannot predict the levels of activity in these areas.

Bristow is exposed to credit risk on Bristow’s financial investments, which depends on the ability of Bristow’s counterparties to fulfill their obligations to us. Bristow manages credit risk by entering into arrangements with established counterparties and through the establishment of credit policies and limits, which are applied in the selection of counterparties.

Credit risk on financial instruments arises from the potential for counterparties to default on their contractual obligations and is limited to those contracts on which Bristow would incur a loss in replacing the instrument. Bristow monitors Bristow’s concentration risk with counterparties on an ongoing basis. The carrying amount of financial assets represents the maximum credit exposure for financial assets.

Credit risk arises on Bristow’s trade receivables from the unexpected loss in cash and earnings when a client cannot meet its obligation to Bristow or when the value of any security provided declines. To mitigate trade credit risk, Bristow has developed credit policies that include the review, approval and monitoring of new customers, annual credit evaluations and credit limits. There can be no assurance that Bristow’s risk mitigation strategies will be effective and that credit risk will not adversely affect Bristow’s financial condition and results of operations.

In addition, the majority of Bristow’s customers are engaged in oil and gas production, exploration and development. For fiscal year 2019, Bristow generated approximately 67% of Bristow’s consolidated operating revenue from external customers from oil and gas operations. This concentration could impact Bristow’s overall exposure to credit risk because changes in economic and industry conditions that adversely affect the oil and gas industry could affect the credit worthiness of many of Bristow’s customers. Bristow generally does not require letters of credit or other collateral to support Bristow’s trade receivables. Accordingly, a continued or additional downturn in the economic condition of the oil and gas industry could adversely impact Bristow’s ability to collect Bristow’s receivables and thus impact Bristow’s business, financial condition and results of operations.

The management of Bristow’s global aircraft fleet involves a careful evaluation of the expected demand for Bristow’s services across global markets, including the type of aircraft needed to meet this demand. As offshore oil and gas drilling and production globally moves to deeper water, more medium and large aircraft and newer technology aircraft may be required. During a downturn in the oil and gas industry or as older aircraft models come off of current contracts and are replaced by new aircraft, Bristow’s management evaluates Bristow’s future needs for these aircraft models and ultimately the ability to recover Bristow’s remaining investments in these aircraft through sales into the aftermarket. Bristow depreciates its aircraft over their expected useful life to the expected salvage value to be received for the aircraft at the end of that life. However, depending on the market for aircraft, Bristow may record gains or losses on aircraft sales. In certain instances where a cash return can be made on newer aircraft in excess of the expected return available through the provision of Bristow’s services, Bristow may sell newer aircraft. The number of aircraft sales and the amount of gains and losses recorded on these sales depends on a wide variety of factors and is inherently unpredictable. A significant return of aircraft by Bristow or its competitors into an already oversupplied market could undermine Bristow’s ability to dispose of Bristow’s aircraft and could have a material adverse effect on Bristow’s business, financial condition and results of operations.

Bristow’s future effective tax rates could be adversely affected by changes in tax laws, both domestically and internationally, or the interpretation or application thereof. From time to time, the U.S. Congress and foreign, state and local governments consider legislation that could increase Bristow’s effective tax rate or the effective tax rates of Bristow’s consolidated affiliates. Bristow cannot determine whether, or in what form, legislation will ultimately be enacted or what the impact of any such legislation could have on Bristow’s profitability. If these or other changes to tax laws are enacted, Bristow’s profitability could be negatively impacted.

Bristow’s future effective tax rates could also be adversely affected by changes in the valuation of Bristow’s deferred tax assets and liabilities, changes in the mix of earnings in countries with differing statutory tax rates, the ultimate repatriation of earnings from foreign subsidiaries to the U.S., or by changes in tax treaties, regulations, accounting principles or interpretations thereof in one or more countries in which Bristow operates. In addition, Bristow is subject to the potential examination of Bristow’s income tax returns by the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) and other tax authorities where Bristow files tax returns. Bristow regularly assesses the likelihood of adverse outcomes resulting from these examinations to determine the adequacy of Bristow’s provision for income taxes. There can be no assurance that such examinations will not have a material adverse effect on Bristow’s business, financial condition and results of operations.

Through Bristow’s operations outside the U.S., Bristow is exposed to foreign currency fluctuations and exchange rate risks. As a result, a strong U.S. dollar may increase the local cost of Bristow’s services that are provided under U.S. dollar-denominated contracts, which may reduce the demand for Bristow’s services in foreign countries.

Because Bristow maintains its financial statements in U.S. dollars, Bristow’s financial results are vulnerable to fluctuations in the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies, such as the British pound sterling, Australian dollar, euro, Norwegian kroner and Nigerian naira. In preparing Bristow’s financial statements, Bristow must convert all non-U.S. dollar results to U.S. dollars. The effect of foreign currency translation impacts Bristow’s results of operations as a result of the translation of non-U.S. dollar results and is reflected as a component of stockholders’ investment, while the revaluation of certain monetary foreign currency transactions is credited or charged to income and reflected in other income (expense), net. Additionally, Bristow’s earnings from unconsolidated affiliates, net of losses, are affected by the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on the reported results of Bristow’s unconsolidated affiliates, primarily the impact of changes in the Brazilian real and the U.S. dollar exchange rate on results for Bristow’s affiliate in Brazil. Changes in exchange rates could cause significant changes in Bristow’s financial position and results of operations in the future.

Bristow operates in countries with foreign exchange controls including Brazil, Egypt, Nigeria, Russia and Turkmenistan. These controls may limit Bristow’s ability to repatriate funds from Bristow’s international operations and unconsolidated affiliates or otherwise convert local currencies into U.S. dollars. These limitations could adversely affect Bristow’s ability to access cash from these operations.

Bristow contracts with a small number of manufacturers and lessors for most of Bristow’s aircraft expansion, replacement and leasing needs. If any of the manufacturers face production delays due to, for example, natural disasters, labor strikes or availability of skilled labor, Bristow may experience a significant delay in the delivery of previously ordered aircraft. During these periods, Bristow may not be able to obtain orders for additional aircraft with acceptable pricing, delivery dates or other terms. Also, Bristow has operating leases for many of Bristow’s helicopters. The number of companies that provide leasing for helicopters is limited. If any of these leasing companies face financial setbacks, Bristow may experience delays or restrictions in Bristow’s ability to lease aircraft. Delivery delays or Bristow’s inability to obtain acceptable aircraft orders or lease aircraft could adversely affect Bristow’s revenue and profitability and could jeopardize Bristow’s ability to meet the demands of Bristow’s customers and grow Bristow’s business. For example, Bristow’s efforts to successfully integrate

AW189 aircraft into service for the U.K. SAR contract were delayed due to a product improvement plan with the aircraft. As a result, the original acceptance of four AW189 aircraft was pushed to later dates. Additionally, lack of availability of new aircraft resulting from a backlog in orders could result in an increase in prices for certain types of new and used helicopters.

If any of the helicopter manufacturers Bristow contracts with, the government bodies that regulate them or other parties identify safety issues with helicopter models Bristow currently operates or that Bristow intends to acquire, Bristow may be required to suspend flight operations, as was done with the H225LP aircraft. If Bristow is forced to suspend operations of helicopter models, Bristow’s business, financial condition and results of operations during any period in which flight operations are suspended could be affected.

In connection with the required maintenance and repairs performed on Bristow’s aircraft in order for them to stay fully operational and available for use in Bristow’s operations, Bristow relies on a few key vendors for the supply and overhaul of components fitted to Bristow’s aircraft. These vendors have historically worked at or near full capacity supporting the aircraft production lines and the maintenance requirements of various government and civilian aircraft operators that may also operate at or near capacity in certain industries, including operators such as Bristow who support the energy industry. Such conditions can result in backlogs in manufacturing schedules and some parts being in limited supply from time to time, which could have an adverse impact upon Bristow’s ability to maintain and repair Bristow’s aircraft. To the extent that these suppliers also supply parts for aircraft used by governments in military operations, parts delivery for Bristow’s aircraft may be delayed. Bristow’s inability to perform timely maintenance and repairs can result in Bristow’s aircraft being underutilized, which could have an adverse impact on Bristow’s operating results and financial condition. Furthermore, Bristow’s operations in remote locations, where delivery of these components and parts could take a significant period of time, may also impact Bristow’s ability to maintain and repair Bristow’s aircraft. While every effort is made to mitigate such impact, this may pose a risk to Bristow’s operating results. Additionally, supplier cost increases for critical aircraft components and parts also pose a risk to Bristow’s operating results. Cost increases for contracted services are passed through to Bristow’s customers through rate increases where possible, including as a component of contract escalation charges. However, as certain of Bristow’s contracts are long-term in nature, cost increases may not be adjusted in Bristow’s contract rates until the contracts are up for renewal.

Additionally, operation of a global fleet of aircraft requires Bristow to carry spare parts inventory across its global operations to perform scheduled and unscheduled maintenance activity. Changes in the aircraft model types of Bristow’s fleet or the timing of exits from model types can result in inventory levels in excess of those required to support the fleet over the remaining life of the fleet. Additionally, other parts may become obsolete or dormant given changes in use of parts on aircraft and maintenance needs. These fleet changes or other external factors can result in impairment of inventory balances where Bristow expects that excess, dormant or obsolete inventory will not recover its carrying value through sales to third parties or disposal.

Bristow’s future growth will depend significantly on Bristow’s ability to grow in Bristow’s core markets and expand into international markets. Expansion of Bristow’s business depends on Bristow’s ability to operate in these other regions.

Expansion of Bristow’s business may be adversely affected by:

Bristow cannot predict the restrictions or requirements that may be imposed in the countries in which it operates. If Bristow is unable to continue to operate or retain contracts in international markets, Bristow’s operations may not grow, and Bristow’s future business, financial condition and results of operations may be adversely affected.

Loss of the services of key management personnel at Bristow’s corporate and regional headquarters without being able to attract personnel of equal ability could have a material adverse effect upon us. Further, Title 49 – Transportation of the United States Code of Federal Regulations and other statutes require Bristow’s President and two-thirds of The Bristow Board and other managing officers be U.S. citizens. Bristow’s failure to attract and retain qualified executive personnel or for such executive personnel to work well together or as effective leaders in their respective areas of responsibility could have a material adverse effect on Bristow’s current business and future growth.

Bristow’s ability to attract and retain qualified pilots, mechanics and other highly trained personnel is an important factor in determining Bristow’s future success. For example, many of Bristow’s customers require pilots with very high levels of flight experience. The market for these experienced and highly-trained personnel is competitive and may become more competitive. Accordingly, Bristow cannot assure you that Bristow will be successful in Bristow’s efforts to attract and retain such personnel. Some of Bristow’s pilots, mechanics and other personnel, as well as those of Bristow’s competitors, are members of military reserves who have been, or could be, called to active duty. If significant numbers of such personnel are called to active duty, it could reduce the supply of such workers and likely increase Bristow’s labor costs. Additionally, the addition of new aircraft types to Bristow’s fleet or a sudden change in demand for a specific aircraft type, as happened with the Sikorsky S-92 aircraft type in response to the H225 grounding, may require Bristow to retain additional pilots, mechanics and other flight-related personnel.

A number of personnel departed Bristow during the current oil and gas industry downturn, and Bristow may be unable to take advantage of current opportunities with Bristow’s reduced workforce. Bristow also may be unable to timely replace such personnel when the industry emerges from the current downturn.

These risks became heightened during the Chapter 11 Cases. Bristow’s failure to attract and retain qualified personnel could have a material adverse effect on Bristow’s current business and future growth.

Certain of Bristow’s employees in the U.K., Norway, Nigeria, the U.S. and Australia (collectively, about 57% of Bristow’s employees) are represented under collective bargaining or union agreements with 78% of these employees being represented by collective bargaining agreements and/or unions that have expired or will expire in one year. Disputes over the terms of these agreements or Bristow’s potential inability to negotiate acceptable contracts with the unions that represent Bristow’s employees under these agreements could result in strikes, work stoppages or other slowdowns by the affected workers. Periodically, certain groups of Bristow’s employees who are not covered under a collective bargaining agreement consider entering into such an agreement. Further, if Bristow’s unionized workers engage in an extended strike, work stoppage or other slowdown, other employees elect to become unionized, existing labor agreements are renegotiated, or future labor agreements contain terms that are unfavorable to us, Bristow could experience a disruption of Bristow’s operations or higher ongoing labor costs, which could adversely affect Bristow’s business, financial condition and results of operations.

Bristow’s operations can be impaired by harsh weather conditions. Poor visibility, high wind, heavy precipitation, sandstorms and volcanic ash can affect the operation of helicopters and fixed wing aircraft and result in a reduced number of flight hours. A significant portion of Bristow’s operating revenue is dependent on actual flight hours, and a substantial portion of Bristow’s direct cost is fixed. Thus, prolonged periods of harsh weather can have a material adverse effect on Bristow’s business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, severe weather patterns, including those resulting from climate change, could affect the operation of helicopters and fixed wing aircraft and result in a reduced number of flight hours, which may have a material adverse effect on Bristow’s business, financial condition and results of operations.

The fall and winter months have fewer hours of daylight, particularly in the North Sea and Canada. While some of Bristow’s helicopters are equipped to fly at night, Bristow generally does not do so. In addition, drilling activity in the North Sea and Canada is lower during the winter months than the rest of the year. Anticipation of harsh weather during this period causes many oil and gas companies to limit activity during the winter months. Consequently, flight hours are generally lower during these periods, typically resulting in a reduction in operating

revenue during those months. Accordingly, Bristow’s reduced ability to operate in harsh weather conditions and darkness may have a material adverse effect on Bristow’s business, financial condition and results of operations.

The Harmattan, a dry and dusty West African trade wind, blows in Nigeria between the end of December and the middle of February. The heavy amount of dust in the air can severely limit visibility and block the sun for several days, comparable to a heavy fog. Bristow is unable to operate aircraft during these harsh conditions. Consequently, flight hours may be lower during these periods resulting in reduced operating revenue, which may have a material adverse effect on Bristow’s business, financial condition and results of operations.

In the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, the months of December through March typically have more days of harsh weather conditions than the other months of the year. Heavy fog during those months often limits visibility and flight activity. In addition, in the Gulf of Mexico, June through November is tropical storm and hurricane season, and in Australia, November through April is cyclone season. When a weather event is about to enter or begins developing in these regions, helicopter flight activity may increase because of evacuations of offshore workers. However, during such an event, Bristow is unable to operate in the area of the storm. In addition, as a significant portion of Bristow’s facilities are located along the coast of these regions, extreme weather may cause substantial damage to Bristow’s property in these locations, including possibly aircraft. Additionally, Bristow incurs costs in evacuating Bristow’s aircraft, personnel and equipment prior to tropical storms, hurricanes and cyclones.

Many of the aircraft that Bristow operates are characterized by changing technology, introductions and enhancements of models of aircraft and services and shifting client demands, including technology preferences. Bristow’s future growth and financial performance will depend in part upon Bristow’s ability to develop, market and integrate new services and to accommodate the latest technological advances and client preferences. In addition, the introduction of new technologies or services that compete with Bristow’s services could result in Bristow’s revenue decreasing over time. If Bristow is unable to upgrade Bristow’s operations or fleet with the latest technological advances in a timely manner, or at all, Bristow’s business, financial condition and results of operations could suffer.

Bristow’s business is increasingly dependent upon information technology networks and systems to process, transmit and store electronic and financial information, to capture knowledge of Bristow’s business, and to communicate within Bristow’s company and with customers, suppliers, partners and other stakeholders. These information technology systems, some of which are managed by third parties, may be susceptible to damage, disruptions or shutdowns due to failures during the process of upgrading or replacing software, databases or components thereof, power outages, hardware failures, computer viruses, cyberattacks, telecommunication failures, user errors or catastrophic events. Bristow’s information technology systems are becoming increasingly integrated on a global basis, so damage, disruption or shutdown to the system could result in a more widespread impact. If Bristow’s information technology systems suffer severe damage, disruption or shutdown, and Bristow’s business continuity plans do not effectively resolve the issues in a timely manner, Bristow could experience business disruptions and transaction errors causing a material adverse effect on Bristow’s business, financial condition and results of operations.

In addition, a breach or failure of Bristow’s information technology systems could lead to potential unauthorized access and disclosure of confidential information, including the personally identifiable information of Bristow’s customers and employees, or violations of privacy or other laws. Any such breach could also lead to data loss, data corruption, communication interruption or other operational disruptions within Bristow’s business. There is no assurance that Bristow will not experience cyberattacks or security breaches and suffer losses in the future. As the methods of cyberattacks or security breaches continue to evolve, Bristow may be required to expend additional resources to continue to modify or enhance Bristow’s protective measures or to investigate and remediate any such event. Furthermore, the continuing and evolving threat of cyberattacks and security breaches has resulted in increased regulatory focus on prevention. To the extent Bristow is subject to increased regulatory requirements, Bristow may be required to expend additional resources to meet such requirements.

The regulatory environment surrounding data privacy and protection is constantly evolving and can be subject to significant change. New laws and regulations governing data privacy and the unauthorized disclosure of confidential information, including the European Union General Data Protection Regulation, pose increasingly complex compliance challenges and potentially elevate Bristow’s costs. Any failure, or perceived failure, by Bristow to comply with applicable data protection laws could result in proceedings or actions against Bristow by governmental entities or others, subject Bristow to significant fines, penalties, judgments and negative publicity, require Bristow to change its business practices, increase the costs and complexity of compliance, and adversely affect Bristow’s business. As noted above, Bristow is also subject to the possibility of cyber incidents or attacks, which themselves may result in a violation of these laws.

As a global business, Bristow is subject to complex laws and regulations in the U.S., the U.K. and other countries in which it operates. These laws and regulations relate to a number of aspects of Bristow’s business, including anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws, import and export controls, sanctions against business dealings with certain countries and third parties, the payment of taxes, employment and labor relations, antitrust and fair competition, data privacy protections, securities regulation, and other regulatory requirements affecting trade and investment. The application of these laws and regulations to Bristow’s business is often unclear and may sometimes conflict. Compliance with these laws and regulations may involve significant costs or require changes in Bristow’s business practices that could result in reduced revenue and profitability. Non-compliance could also result in significant fines, damages, and other criminal sanctions against us, Bristow’s officers or Bristow’s employees, prohibitions or additional requirements on the conduct of Bristow’s business and damage Bristow’s reputation. Certain violations of law could also result in suspension or debarment from government contracts. Bristow also incurs additional legal compliance costs associated with Bristow’s global regulations. In some foreign countries, particularly those with developing economies, it may be customary for others to engage in business practices that are prohibited by laws such as the FCPA, the U.K. Bribery Act and the BCCA in Brazil, an anti-bribery law that is similar to the FCPA and U.K. Bribery Act. Although Bristow implements policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance with these laws, there can be no assurance that all of Bristow’s employees, contractors, agents, and business partners will not take action in violation with Bristow’s internal policies. Any such violation of the law or even internal policies could have a material adverse effect on Bristow’s business, financial condition and results of operations.

Bristow’s operations are regulated by governmental agencies in the various jurisdictions in which it operates. These agencies have jurisdiction over many aspects of Bristow’s business, including personnel, aircraft and ground facilities. Statutes and regulations in these jurisdictions also subject Bristow to various certification and reporting requirements and inspections regarding safety, training and general regulatory compliance. Other statutes and regulations in these jurisdictions regulate the offshore operations of Bristow’s customers. The agencies empowered to enforce these statutes and regulations may suspend, curtail or require Bristow to modify its operations. A suspension or substantial curtailment of Bristow’s operations for any prolonged period, and any substantial modification of Bristow’s current operations, could have a material adverse effect on Bristow’s business, financial condition and results of operations.

Bristow is currently subject to and may in the future be subject to legal proceedings and claims that arise out of the ordinary conduct of Bristow’s business. Results of legal proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty. Irrespective of merit, litigation may be both lengthy and disruptive to Bristow’s operations and could cause significant expenditure and diversion of management attention. Bristow may face significant monetary damages or injunctive relief against Bristow that could materially adversely affect a portion of its business operations or materially and adversely affect Bristow’s business, financial condition and results of operations should it not prevail in certain matters.

Media coverage and public statements that insinuate improper actions by us, Bristow’s unconsolidated affiliates, or other companies in Bristow’s industry, regardless of their factual accuracy or truthfulness, may result in negative publicity, litigation or governmental investigations by regulators. Specifically, accidents involving any aircraft operated by Bristow or a third-party operator could cause substantial adverse publicity affecting Bristow specifically or its industry generally and could lead to the perception that Bristow’s aircraft are not safe or reliable.

Addressing negative publicity and any resulting litigation or investigations may distract management, increase costs and divert resources. Negative publicity may have an adverse impact on Bristow’s reputation, the morale of Bristow’s employees and the willingness of passengers to fly on Bristow’s aircraft and those of Bristow’s competitors, which could adversely affect Bristow’s business, financial condition and results of operations.

Bristow’s operations are subject to U.S. federal, state and local, and foreign environmental laws and regulations that impose limitations on the discharge of pollutants into the environment and establish standards for the treatment, storage, recycling and disposal of toxic and hazardous wastes. The nature of the business of operating and maintaining aircraft requires that Bristow use, store and dispose of materials that are subject to environmental regulation. Environmental laws and regulations change frequently, which makes it impossible for Bristow to predict their cost or impact on Bristow’s future operations. Liabilities associated with environmental matters could have a material adverse effect on Bristow’s business, financial condition and results of operations. Bristow could be exposed to strict, joint and several liability for cleanup costs, natural resource damages and other damages as a result of Bristow’s conduct that was lawful at the time it occurred or the conduct of, or conditions caused by, prior operators or other third parties. Additionally, any failure by Bristow to comply with applicable environmental laws and regulations may result in governmental authorities taking action against Bristow that could adversely impact Bristow’s operations and financial condition, including the:

Changes in environmental laws or regulations, including laws relating to greenhouse gas emissions or other climate change concerns, could require Bristow to devote capital or other resources to comply with those laws and regulations. These changes could also subject Bristow to additional costs and restrictions, including increased fuel costs. In addition, such changes in laws or regulations could increase costs of compliance and doing business for Bristow’s customers and thereby decrease the demand for Bristow’s services. Because Bristow’s business depends on the level of activity in the offshore oil and gas industry, existing or future laws, regulations, treaties or international agreements related to greenhouse gases and climate change, including incentives to conserve energy or use alternative energy sources, could have a negative impact on Bristow’s business if such laws, regulations, treaties or international agreements reduce the worldwide demand for oil and gas or limit drilling opportunities.

The following discussion describes certain material information about the Merger. Era and Bristow urge you to read carefully this entire document, including the Merger Agreement, the financial advisor opinion of Centerview delivered to the Era Board and the financial advisor opinion of Ducera delivered to the Bristow Board, attached as Annexes A, D and E, respectively, to this joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus, for a more complete understanding of the Merger.

Subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will merge with and into Bristow, with Bristow being the surviving company as a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Era.

At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of Bristow, Merger Sub or the holders of any securities of Bristow or Merger Sub, the shares of Bristow Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the closing (including, among other things, shares issued as a result of the conversion of Bristow Preferred Stock as more fully described in this joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus) will be converted into the right to receive an aggregate number of shares of Era Common Stock equal to the product of (i) 77% multiplied by (ii) the quotient of (x) the number of shares of Era Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Merger, calculated on fully-diluted basis, divided by (y) 23%.

Each holder of Bristow Common Stock, other than holders of Dissenting Shares, will be entitled to receive, for each share of Bristow Common Stock, a number of shares of Era Common Stock equal to the Aggregate Merger Consideration (as defined below) divided by the number of shares of Bristow Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Merger (including (x) any shares of Bristow Common Stock issued as a result of the Preferred Stock Conversion, (y) any shares of Bristow Common Stock underlying Bristow options and restricted stock units and (z) any Bristow Reserve Shares) and, if applicable, cash in lieu of fractional shares. Era stockholders will continue to own their existing Era shares.

Subject to the specific terms of the Merger Agreement, Bristow stock options and other stock-based awards will generally be treated as follows:

Each option to purchase Bristow shares, whether vested or unvested, will, as of the Effective Time, be assumed and converted into an option to purchase shares of Era Common Stock (“Replacement Option”), with the number of shares of Era Common Stock subject to each such Replacement Option being equal to the product of (a) the number of shares of Bristow Common Stock subject to the applicable option immediately prior to the Effective Time, multiplied by (b) the Per Share Merger Consideration, with the applicable exercise price of each such Replacement Option being adjusted accordingly.

Each right to receive a Bristow share in the form of stock units that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, whether vested or unvested (each, a “Bristow RSU”), will, as of the Effective Time, be assumed and converted into the right to receive a number of shares of Era Common Stock, determined by multiplying (a) the number of shares of Bristow Common Stock subject to such Bristow RSU as of immediately prior to the Effective Time by (b) the Per Share Merger Consideration.

The Era Board regularly reviews and assesses various strategic alternatives. As part of this review, the Era Board and the Era management team, together with certain financial advisors, have from time to time considered and evaluated potential business combination transactions, including with other U.S. offshore helicopter industry participants. The Era Board viewed Bristow as a strong merger partner because of, among other things, Bristow’s complementary aircraft fleet mix, significant presence in key geographic regions, including the Americas, Nigeria, Norway, the United Kingdom and Australia, and its diversified end-market exposure with significant government services revenue.

Prior to its filing for relief under title 11 of the United States Code, 11 U.S.C. §§ 101-1532 (as it may be amended from time to time, “Chapter 11”), the Bristow Board also met periodically to review Bristow’s performance, prospects and strategy, and to consider potential strategic opportunities.

From time to time since 2015, members of the management teams of Era and Bristow, and their respective representatives, had discussions and negotiations with respect to a business combination between the parties. However, none of these discussions resulted in a definitive agreement.

On November 9, 2018, Bristow entered into an agreement to acquire Columbia Helicopters, Inc. (“Columbia”) for $560 million.

On January 11, 2019, Christopher S. Bradshaw, Era’s President and Chief Executive Officer, sent a letter to certain members of the Bristow Board indicating Era’s continued interest in exploring mutually value-added strategic alternatives with Bristow. That same day, Thomas C. Knudson, Bristow’s then-Chairman of the Bristow Board, responded that Bristow was open to a constructive dialogue between the parties. On January 23, 2019, Mr. Bradshaw spoke with Mr. Knudson regarding Era’s interest in a broad spectrum of potential opportunities for a combination of the two companies, possibly incorporating the transaction between Bristow and Columbia that had previously been announced. They also discussed holding a meeting between the parties to discuss a possible combination of the companies.

On January 29, 2019, a meeting was held among members of management of Era and Bristow, during which the parties discussed potential transaction structures. Following this meeting, certain members of Era’s management team coordinated with Milbank LLP, Era’s outside legal advisor (“Milbank”), to assess different structuring alternatives for the potential transaction. On January 30, 2019, the Bristow Board was informed by members of Bristow management that no specific proposal had been made at this meeting and that no actionable opportunity appeared to exist.

On February 11, 2019, Bristow and Columbia mutually agreed to terminate their proposed transaction.

On May 11, 2019, Bristow and certain affiliated debtors each filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. At that time, the Bristow Board was focused on expediting a successful emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and generally not considering any potential merger transactions. Shortly thereafter, on May 20, 2019, at the request of the Era Board and Mr. Bradshaw, representatives of Era’s financial advisor, Centerview Partners LLC (“Centerview”), reached out to Oak Hill Partners LP (“Oak Hill”), a large secured noteholder of Bristow, to discuss a possible combination of the companies. Based on feedback from this initial meeting with Oak Hill, representatives of Centerview reached out to other secured noteholders of Bristow, including Highbridge Capital Management LLC (“Highbridge”) and certain unsecured noteholders of Bristow, including Solus and SDIC, who were expected to receive equity in the reorganized Bristow company following its emergence from bankruptcy, to engage in further conversations about a potential combination of the companies. Mr. Bradshaw met with representatives of Solus, SDIC, Oak Hill and Highbridge on June 4, 2019, and among other things they continued exploratory discussions regarding a potential merger of Era and Bristow.

On June 21, 2019, Era entered into non-disclosure agreements with Solus, SDIC, Oak Hill and Highbridge, as well as Empyrean Capital Partners LP (“Empyrean”), another unsecured noteholder of Bristow (collectively, the “Creditor Parties”), to allow the parties to discuss a potential transaction between Era and Bristow.

On June 25, 2019, Mr. Bradshaw and representatives of Centerview met with representatives of the Creditor Parties to present Era’s strategic rationale for an Era-Bristow combination.

Following the initial presentation on June 25, 2019, members of the Era management team, including Mr. Bradshaw, and representatives of Centerview had discussions with members of the Creditor Parties, as well as the Creditor Parties’ financial advisor, Ducera, regarding a potential transaction between Era and Bristow and other market dynamics. At this time, Milbank and counsel to Solus, SDIC and Empyrean, Kirkland & Ellis LLP (“Kirkland”), engaged in preliminary discussions regarding key diligence matters and legal issues raised by a potential transaction.

On July 1, 2019, Mr. Bradshaw called L. Don Miller, Bristow’s Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Bradshaw raised the possibility to Mr. Miller of Era and Bristow entering into a transaction in connection with Bristow’s reorganization, including the timing of such a transaction and whether it would be best to consider a transaction pre-emergence or post-emergence. Mr. Miller indicated that the Bristow Board's priority was completing a successful reorganization and there wasn't any interest in discussing a transaction prior to emergence.

On or around July 11, 2019, the Creditor Parties expressed their view to Era that Bristow should focus on emerging from Chapter 11 as quickly as possible due to, among other things, the significant professional fee

expenses associated with protracted Chapter 11 cases and the business imperatives that dictate Bristow’s expedited emergence from Chapter 11. Accordingly, the Creditor Parties indicated to Era their preference was to defer any discussions regarding a potential strategic transaction until Bristow’s reorganization was closer to completion.

On July 29, 2019, Era formally engaged Centerview to serve as its financial advisor in connection with a potential transaction with Bristow.

On or about August 1, 2019, representatives of Centerview and Solus had a call to discuss potential next steps in evaluating a potential business combination involving Era and Bristow. During the call, Solus expressed an interest in beginning to re-engage in preliminary discussion with Era and Bristow regarding a potential transaction in light of the progress of Bristow’s Chapter 11 case.

Following the call, representatives of Era shared certain limited non-public financial information with Kirkland for purposes of conducting a regulatory analysis of a potential business combination involving Era and Bristow. The representatives of Era periodically kept the Era Board apprised of the ongoing discussions with Bristow. On August 20, 2019, Charles Fabrikant, Chairman of the Era Board, met for breakfast with representatives of Solus to discuss the benefits of a potential combination of Bristow and Era.

On August 29, 2019, Mr. Bradshaw and representatives of Centerview met with representatives of the Creditor Parties to discuss potential terms and transaction structures that may be considered if Era and Bristow were to pursue an all-stock combination of the companies. Following the meeting, Milbank and Kirkland held a call regarding potential transaction structures.

On September 4, 2019, Mr. Bradshaw and representatives of Centerview met with representatives of the Creditor Parties to discuss potential transaction structures, including a structure that would allow the Combined Company to be registered with the SEC and listed on an exchange. At the meeting, the Creditor Parties indicated that they would be interested in exploring, as expected significant owners in Bristow post-emergence, a potential all-stock combination in which Era’s stockholders would receive 20.8% of the combined company, although any such transaction would be subject to, among other things, the negotiation of mutually acceptable transaction documents, approval by the Bristow Board, receipt of, and satisfactory diligence on, financial projections for Era and Bristow, and a satisfactory due diligence review on other legal, accounting and regulatory matters. The meeting also included a discussion of the timing for Era, Bristow and the Creditor Parties conducting due diligence.

On September 11, 2019, the Era Board held a telephonic special meeting to discuss the potential transaction with Bristow. In attendance at the meeting were certain senior officers of Era and representatives of Centerview and Milbank. Centerview provided the Era Board with a summary of recent developments of Bristow, the current status of its bankruptcy proceedings, and the expected ownership of Bristow post-emergence. Centerview discussed and analyzed the stock-for-stock combination that the Creditor Parties indicated they would be interested in exploring, as expected significant owners in Bristow post-emergence, and discussed various methods for valuing the two companies. A timeline for a potential M&A transaction with Bristow was presented, as well as a pro forma company profile describing the combined company, including the strategic rationale, opportunities for synergies and composition of the pro forma fleet. A representative from Milbank also provided the Era Board with an update with respect to the global antitrust analysis of the transaction. The Era Board agreed that, based on the valuations prepared by Centerview, an equity split giving Era’s stockholders more of the combined company was a more reasonable outcome, and asked Mr. Bradshaw and Centerview to continue discussions with the Creditor Parties to see if they would remain interested in exploring a transaction if the equity split was more favorable to Era’s stockholders.

On September 12, 2019, Centerview communicated Era’s view to Ducera that Era’s stockholders should receive 23% of the outstanding common stock in an all-stock combination of Era and Bristow.

After discussion with the Creditor Parties, Ducera, on September 19, 2019, indicated to Centerview that the Creditor Parties would be interested in exploring, as expected significant owners in Bristow post-emergence, a potential all-stock transaction in which Era’s stockholders received 23% of the outstanding common stock in the

combined company, although any such transaction would be subject to the factors mentioned above. Ducera also informed Centerview that the Creditor Parties desired that Mr. Bradshaw serve as CEO of the combined company and that the Combined Company would have a nine-member board of directors, including Mr. Bradshaw and one other current Era director.

On October 2, 2019, the Era Board held another telephonic special meeting to discuss the potential Bristow transaction. In attendance at the meeting were certain senior officers of Era and representatives of Centerview and Milbank. Centerview gave the Era Board an update on the developments concerning Bristow since the prior board meeting and the current status of its bankruptcy proceedings. Centerview summarized the discussions that had occurred since the last board meeting, including the discussions with the Creditor Parties. The timeline for the potential transaction was also updated, and Centerview provided additional financial analysis with respect to Bristow and Era. Centerview also discussed the potential members of the Bristow Board following its emergence from bankruptcy. The Era Board determined that Era’s management team and its advisors should move forward with diligence and negotiations with respect to a proposed transaction with Bristow.

In mid-October 2019, representatives of Milbank and Kirkland held several calls and engaged in correspondence regarding potential transaction structures.

On October 31, 2019, Bristow emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, successfully completing its debt restructuring process and implementing the Chapter 11 reorganization plan confirmed by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas on October 4, 2019. By operation of and in accordance with the Chapter 11 reorganization plan, each of the members of the Bristow Board prior to Bristow’s emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, other than Mr. Miller who remained on the Bristow Board, resigned from the Bristow Board as of October 31, 2019, and seven new members were appointed to the Bristow Board as of October 31, 2019.

On November 1, 2019, the Bristow Board met with Bristow management and representatives of SDIC. Representatives from Kirkland and Baker Botts L.L.P. (“Baker Botts”), acting as legal advisors to Bristow with respect to evaluating strategic M&A transactions, also attended the meeting. Among other matters, the Bristow Board agreed to discuss the current dynamics in the helicopter transport industry at the Bristow Board’s next meeting, indicated that it had been made aware that Solus and SDIC would like the Bristow Board to examine a potential transaction with Era, and instructed Bristow management to pursue a non-disclosure agreement with Era to facilitate this process. Later that day, Bristow management requested that Kirkland send Milbank a draft of a non-disclosure agreement between Era and Bristow, and, upon Era’s instruction, Milbank delivered a draft Merger Agreement to Kirkland.

On November 4, 2019, the Bristow Board convened a meeting to discuss various matters, including industry and M&A opportunities. Members of management and representatives from Ducera, Houlihan Lokey (“Houlihan”), acting as financial advisors to Bristow with respect to evaluating strategic M&A transactions, Kirkland and Baker Botts were also present at the meeting. Mr. Miller provided the Bristow Board with an overview on industry dynamics, and he and representatives of Houlihan led the Bristow Board in a discussion of strategic M&A opportunities, including a combination with Era and any related benefits and synergies of such a combination. Following the discussion, the Bristow Board instructed Bristow management to prioritize exploring the potential transaction with Era and facilitating the exchange of information with Era in connection therewith.

On November 8, 2019, members of Era and Bristow’s management teams, together with representatives of Centerview and Ducera, met to discuss certain aspects of the potential transaction, including a possible timeline for the transaction, options for the combination structure, antitrust considerations and moving forward with due diligence. The parties concluded the meeting with plans to continue to explore potential transaction structures and finalize a confidentiality agreement between Era and Bristow.

In early November 2019, Milbank, on behalf of Era, and Kirkland, on behalf of Bristow, negotiated the terms of a confidentiality agreement, including reciprocal standstill obligations, between the parties, which was executed on November 11, 2019. Milbank, on behalf of Era, and Kirkland, on behalf of Bristow, also negotiated the terms of a separate clean team confidentiality agreement governing the treatment of commercially sensitive confidential information, which was executed on November 23, 2019. Following execution of the confidentiality agreements, representatives of each of Era and Bristow were provided access to, and began their diligence review of, a virtual data room that contained certain non-public information about the other party, with access to any commercially sensitive confidential information being limited to only certain specified members of their respective in-house

legal teams and their outside counsel. During this period up until the execution of the Merger Agreement, there were numerous significant and detailed discussions among members of management of Era and Bristow, and certain of their respective representatives, regarding the documentation and information made available in the virtual data rooms and otherwise responding to information requests and specific questions relating to the documentation and other information provided.

In mid-November 2019, Milbank and certain representatives of Solus negotiated the terms of an amended confidentiality agreement between Era and Solus, which was revised to include a procedure for the disclosure of certain identified material non-public information if transaction discussions terminated between Era and Bristow. The amended confidentiality agreement was executed on December 11, 2019. On December 10, 2019, Bristow and Solus also amended and restated the non-disclosure agreement they had entered into during Bristow's bankruptcy proceedings to facilitate sharing of information relating to a potential combination between Era and Bristow.

Additionally, throughout November 2019, Era, Bristow and each of their respective legal representatives and financial advisors, along with representatives of Solus and SDIC, continued to have discussions evaluating potential transaction structures. The Chief Executive Officers of Era and Bristow also engaged in discussions regarding potential financing sources for the combined company during this time, and members of management of the two companies negotiated and entered into confidentiality agreements with certain potential financing sources.

On November 13, 2019, the Exit Event Committee of the Bristow Board (the “Bristow Exit Event Committee”), which was established by the Bristow Board pursuant to the Bristow Stockholders Agreement to explore strategic transactions, held a telephonic meeting with members of Bristow management to discuss M&A opportunities. Matters discussed include scheduling meetings between Era and Bristow and financing considerations regarding a potential combination of Bristow and Era.

On November 19, 2019, representatives from Ducera, Houlihan, Kirkland and Baker Botts attended a meeting of the Bristow Board. Representatives from Ducera and Houlihan provided an overview of Era’s business, including changes since Bristow had contemplated combining with Era in 2017, and of Bristow and Era if they were to become a combined company. The Bristow Board discussed how a transaction with Era would create a more diversified company better able to manage industry challenges and aligned with Bristow’s strategic objectives for a combination, including maintaining a strong balance sheet and realizing synergies resulting from a reduction in overhead and optimization of repair and maintenance costs. The Bristow Board discussed that the Creditor Parties, which were now significant owners in Bristow, had previously expressed interest in exploring a potential transaction that would result in Bristow’s stockholders holding a 77% ownership in the combined company. A discussion ensued about the valuations of Era and Bristow on which this potential ownership split was based and on how the market multiples used to imply Era’s and Bristow’s equity values resulted in Era being valued at a 28.3% premium to the closing share price of Era Common Stock on November 18, 2019.

Following these discussions, representatives from Kirkland then proceeded to provide the Bristow Board with an overview about the structuring, process and timing considerations of a potential transaction with Era. Kirkland representatives also discussed the draft Merger Agreement sent by Era and the timeline for delivering a response. Additionally, representatives from Baker Botts discussed with the Bristow Board financing considerations relating to a potential transaction with Era. The Bristow Board instructed representatives of Ducera, Houlihan and Baker Botts to conduct further analysis of Bristow’s capital structure as a stand-alone company and in combination with Era and to explore potential capital markets and other financing transactions for Bristow and also for Bristow and Era as a combined company. Kirkland representatives were also instructed to conduct further discussions with Baker Botts and Milbank on the optimal structure for a combination with Era.

Throughout December 2019 and January 2020, Era and Bristow and their respective legal representatives, including Milbank, Kirkland and Baker Botts, engaged in discussions with potential financing sources, in order to understand the potential financing options available for the combined company post-merger.

On December 6, 2019, the Exit Event Committee held a meeting with Bristow management to discuss M&A opportunities. Mr. Hooman Yazhari, the Vice Chairman of the Bristow Board and a member of the Bristow Exit Event Committee, informed the committee that a shareholder of Company A had called him that morning

regarding a potential strategic combination with Bristow and indicated that Company A desired to enter into a confidentiality agreement to facilitate the exchange of information. After a discussion, the Bristow Exit Event Committee expressed support for Mr. Yazhari’s engagement with representatives of Company A.

On December 10, 2019, Era, Bristow and their respective legal representatives and financial advisors, including Baker Botts, held a telephonic meeting to discuss various aspects of the potential transaction, including the timeline for signing, the status of due diligence review and antitrust analyses, the parties’ proposed meeting with one of Bristow’s joint venture partners, possible structures for the transaction, the status of the proposed financing and the Merger Agreement.

On December 13, 2019, at a meeting of the Bristow Exit Event Committee with Bristow management, Mr. Yazhari informed the other members of the committee that representatives of Company A had proposed meeting with him on December 18, 2019 and indicated that they were prepared to share diligence information regarding Company A with Bristow. The other members of the Bristow Exit Event Committee agreed that Mr. Yazhari and Mr. Manzo should meet to discuss potential strategic options ranging from a partial or more holistic combination with Company A or cost saving industry focused initiatives and that Bristow should negotiate a non-disclosure agreement with Company A.

On December 17, 2019, another telephonic meeting was held among Era, Bristow and their respective legal representatives and financial advisors to provide updates with respect to the transaction and continue discussions regarding the transaction structure.

On December 18, 2019, Mr. Yazhari, Mr. Manzo and representatives of Company A met and discussed the state of the industry, the potential advantages of a combination involving all or a part of Company A and Bristow or other cost saving initiatives and what steps the two companies could take to further discussions.

On December 20, 2019, at Bristow’s request, Kirkland provided Milbank with a mark-up of the draft Merger Agreement.

On December 23, 2019, representatives of Houlihan, Ducera and Baker Botts updated the Bristow Exit Event Committee and management telephonically about the status of discussions with potential bank lenders relating to the capital structure of Bristow and of Bristow and Era as a combined company. Representatives of Houlihan discussed potential M&A opportunities, particularly a combination with Company A. After this discussion, the Bristow Exit Event Committee authorized Bristow to enter into a confidentiality agreement with Company A.

On December 24, 2019, Era, Bristow and their respective legal representatives and financial advisors held a telephonic meeting, during which the potential transaction structures were discussed and it was agreed that the parties preference would be for the potential transaction to be structured as a reverse-triangular merger in which a newly-formed subsidiary of Era would merge with and into Bristow, with Bristow surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Era and Bristow stockholders receiving shares of Era Common Stock as consideration.

On January 3, 2020, Mr. Bradshaw and G. Mark Mickelson, then Chairman of the Bristow Board, engaged in discussions regarding certain covenants under one of Bristow’s loan facilities and the need for an amendment in connection with the proposed merger. In addition, certain members of management of Era and Bristow and their respective legal representatives and financial advisors prepared a presentation regarding the combined companies for certain ratings agencies, and discussed and prepared for meetings with those agencies which occurred on January 6, 2020.

On January 6, 2020, Bristow and Company A signed a non-disclosure agreement.

On January 7, 2020, the Bristow Exit Event Committee held a meeting with Bristow management to discuss the joint meetings Era and Bristow had held with ratings agencies. Mr. Miller noted that the rating agencies viewed a potential combination between Bristow and Era positively, although their broader outlook with respect to the offshore oil and gas services market was negative.

On January 8, 2020, and for a few days thereafter, certain members of management of Era and Bristow, and representatives of Milbank and Kirkland, discussed certain transaction related matters, including Bristow’s financial statements. Also on January 8, 2020, Milbank distributed a revised draft of the Merger Agreement to Kirkland.

On January 10, 2020, Milbank distributed to Kirkland an initial draft of a stockholder voting agreement, which required Solus and SDIC to, among other things, deliver a written consent approving the Merger shortly after the effectiveness of the S-4 registration statement.

On January 13, 2020, certain representatives of Milbank and Kirkland discussed the status of the Merger Agreement and the related disclosure schedules, including the possibility that Solus and SDIC may seek additional rights in the stockholder voting agreement, such as director nomination rights. During that week and the following week, representatives of Milbank and Baker Botts also discussed, negotiated and prepared novation agreements with respect to parent guarantees of certain loan agreements and aircraft lease agreements of Bristow and the commitment letter for a senior secured revolving ABL Facility with Barclays Bank plc, each in connection with the proposed merger.

On January 14, 2020, the Era Board held a telephonic special meeting to discuss the transaction with Bristow. In attendance at the meeting were certain senior officers of Era and representatives of Centerview, Milbank, Holland & Hart LLP, labor counsel to Era, and Sackers & Partners LLP, Era’s U.K. pension advisor. At the meeting, the Era management team and legal advisors apprised the Era Board of the ongoing diligence efforts, certain key due diligence findings to date, the proposed structure of the combination and ongoing discussions between the parties and their counsel regarding any regulatory risks. Mr. Bradshaw provided the Era Board with a comparison between Era and Bristow based on certain financial metrics and their expected contributions to the combined company. A representative from Milbank then reviewed the summary of the draft Merger Agreement that had been previously provided to Era’s directors, and discussed the state of negotiations between the parties on certain key provisions. At the conclusion of the meeting, the Era Board encouraged Era’s management and advisors to continue negotiations with Bristow in anticipation of signing the Merger Agreement the following week.

On January 16, 2020, the Bristow Board held a meeting to discuss the proposed transaction with its financial and legal advisors. Bristow management and representatives from Ducera and Houlihan discussed Bristow’s and Era’s financial and fleet information and potential cost synergies. The Bristow Board then discussed various matters relating to the capital structure of the combined company, including the ratings impact of such a transaction. The Bristow Board also received input from Bracewell LLP, outside counsel to Bristow, on diligence matters and from Baker Botts on the status of financing matters relevant to the merger.

At the meeting, representatives from Kirkland also presented to the directors on their fiduciary duties with respect to a merger transaction. Following this presentation, representatives from Kirkland provided an update on the general terms and status of the draft Merger Agreement, including Era’s proposals with respect to (i) obtaining regulatory approvals, (ii) limiting the Bristow Board’s ability to change its recommendation prior to receiving approval of the merger from the Bristow stockholders and (iii) Solus and SDIC entering into the stockholder voting agreement. The Bristow Board and its advisors then discussed, among other things, (x) limiting Era’s ability to consider alternative proposals and (y) the sizing of a termination fee that would be payable by Era if the Merger Agreement was terminated because the Era Board changed its recommendation. The Bristow Board and its advisors also discussed the Preferred Stock Conversion and its dilutive impact on the holders of Bristow Common Stock. Finally, given the progress made with Era and the preliminary nature of the discussions with Company A, the Bristow Board, after consulting its advisors, decided to defer discussions with Company A and focus on executing a transaction with Era.

On January 17, 2020, certain representatives of Milbank and Kirkland discussed remaining due diligence questions and certain proposed changes to the draft Merger Agreement. Separately, certain representatives from Solus, SDIC, Bristow management and Kirkland discussed Era’s proposal with respect to the voting agreement. Later that day, Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett LLP (“Simpson”), acting as counsel to Solus, circulated, on behalf of Solus, comments to the stockholder voting agreement. The modified draft of the voting agreement included an agreement by Era to provide certain post-closing rights to Solus and SDIC set forth in an attached term sheet, including with respect to director nomination rights, committee representation, pre-emptive rights, registration rights and consent rights over certain actions taken by the combined company. Also on January 17, 2020, Kirkland circulated a revised draft of the Merger Agreement.

On January 18, 2020, representatives of Milbank, Kirkland and Simpson had a conference call to discuss the stockholder term sheet circulated by Simpson. Later that day, Milbank circulated comments to the stockholder term sheet which, among other things, added a standstill obligation in connection with the proposed director nomination rights.

From January 18 through January 23, 2020, Era’s and Bristow’s representatives and legal and financial advisors continued negotiations to finalize the terms of the definitive Merger Agreement, and Era’s, Bristow’s, Solus’s and SDIC’s representatives and legal advisors continued negotiations to finalize the stockholder voting agreements and stockholder term sheet. During this time, senior management of Era and Bristow, and each party’s respective legal and financial advisors, also worked to complete their respective due diligence investigations.

On January 21, 2020, the Bristow Board held a meeting to discuss the status of the Merger Agreement and related matters, including the voting agreements with Solus and SDIC, Era’s proposal relating to obtaining regulatory approvals and diligence. Representatives from Kirkland noted that Era had proposed permitting both Era and Bristow to entertain alternative proposals, but had accepted Bristow’s proposal that while the Era Board would have the right to change its recommendation, it would not have the right to pay a termination fee and terminate the Merger Agreement to accept a superior proposal. The Bristow Board discussed these and other issues raised in the Merger Agreement and voting agreements.

On January 23, 2020, the Era Board held a telephonic special meeting to consider approval of the Merger with Bristow. In attendance at the meeting were certain senior officers of Era and representatives of Centerview and Milbank. The Milbank representatives provided the directors with an overview of their fiduciary duties in connection with the transaction. The representatives of Centerview reviewed with the Era Board Centerview’s financial analysis of the “Aggregate Merger Consideration” (as defined in the Merger Agreement), and rendered its oral opinion to the Era Board, which was subsequently confirmed by delivery of a written opinion dated January 23, 2020, that, as of such date and based upon and subject to various assumptions made, procedures followed, matters considered and qualifications and limitations upon the review undertaken in preparing its opinion, the “Aggregate Merger Consideration” (as defined in the Merger Agreement) is fair, from a financial point of view, to Era. For a detailed discussion of Centerview’s opinion, please see below under the caption “Opinion of Era’s Financial Advisor”. A representative from Milbank then walked the Era Board through the material changes to the transaction since the prior board meeting, including the new post-closing governance rights in the stockholder voting agreements that had been negotiated at the request of Solus and SDIC. Following discussions and deliberations by the Era Board, the Era Board unanimously approved the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

Also on January 23, 2020, the members of the Bristow Board held a telephonic meeting to discuss the proposed transaction. Representatives of Kirkland discussed with the Bristow Board their fiduciary duties in connection with its consideration of the transaction and provided an overview of the key terms of the Merger Agreement, including the terms and effect of the voting agreements contemplated to be delivered by each of Solus and SDIC and the non-solicitation provisions. Representatives from Ducera also reviewed their financial analyses of the transaction and then rendered its oral opinion to the Bristow Board, which was subsequently confirmed in writing by delivery of Ducera’s written opinion addressed to the Bristow Board dated the same date, to the effect that, as of the date of such opinion, and subject to the assumptions, limitations, qualifications and conditions described in such opinion, the Aggregate Merger Consideration was fair, from a financial point of view, to the holders of Bristow Common Stock (including (x) any shares of Bristow Common Stock issued as a result of the Preferred Stock Conversion, (y) any shares of Bristow Common Stock underlying Bristow options and restricted stock units and (z) any Bristow Reserve Shares) (other than Bristow, Bristow’s subsidiaries, Era or Merger Sub). Following a discussion of these matters, the members of the Bristow Board, subject to final approval by the Bristow Exit Event Committee of certain outstanding terms of the Merger Agreement, unanimously (i) determined that the terms of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the merger, were fair to, and in the best interests of Bristow and its stockholders, (ii) approved and declared advisable the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, (iii) approved the execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including the merger, and all agreements and documents contemplated thereby, including the voting agreements with each of Solus and SDIC, (iv) directed that the Merger Agreement be submitted to the Bristow stockholders (x) at a special meeting of stockholders to approve and adopt the Merger Agreement or (y) via written consent and (v) resolved to recommend that Bristow stockholders approve and adopt the Merger Agreement.

During the course of the day, representatives from each of Era, Bristow, Milbank and Kirkland finalized the outstanding terms of the Merger Agreement and addressed outstanding due diligence items.

In the afternoon on January 23, 2020, Solus and SDIC informed representatives of Era that they wished to withdraw their request for post-closing governance rights, as set forth in the stockholder term sheet, and instead requested a modification of the voting agreement to add a covenant by Era to enter into a customary registration rights agreement with each of them. A telephonic special meeting of the Era Board was called that evening to discuss the change. In attendance at the meeting were five of the six members of the Era Board, certain senior officers of Era and representatives of Milbank. Milbank described to the Era Board the history of the negotiations with Solus and SDIC and their latest request with respect to the stockholder term sheet. Following discussion, the directors determined that the changes to the voting agreements to the transaction were acceptable and did not alter their view that the transaction was in the best interests of Era and its stockholders and then reaffirmed their approval of the Merger with Bristow.

At a meeting in the evening of January 23, 2020, representatives from Kirkland discussed with the Bristow Exit Event Committee the terms of the Merger Agreement agreed upon with Era and Milbank and the voting agreements agreed upon with Era, Solus and SDIC. The Bristow Exit Event Committee then approved the execution, delivery and performance of the Merger Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, including the merger, and all agreements and documents related thereto and contemplated thereby, including the voting agreements.

In the evening of January 23, 2020, Era and Bristow executed the Merger Agreement and the stockholder voting agreements with Solus and SDIC. A joint press release announcing the transaction was released prior to the opening of trading on January 24, 2020.

The Era Board reviewed and considered the proposed Merger with the assistance of Era’s management, as well as with Era’s legal and financial advisors. The Era Board unanimously approved the execution of the Merger Agreement, taking into consideration a number of substantive factors, both positive and negative, and potential benefits and detriments of the Merger to Era and its stockholders. In making its determination, the Era Board focused, among other things, on the following material factors (not necessarily in order of relative importance):

The Era Board also considered potential risks, uncertainties and other factors weighing negatively against the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (including the Merger and the Era Stock Issuance Proposal), including, but not limited to, those set forth below:

The foregoing discussion of the information and factors considered by the Era Board is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather is meant to include the material factors that the Era Board considered. In view of the wide variety of factors considered in connection with its evaluation of the Merger and the complexity of these matters, the Era Board did not consider it practicable to, and did not attempt to, quantify or otherwise assign relative or specific weight or values to any of these factors. Rather, the Era Board based its approval on an overall review and on the totality of the information presented to and factors considered by it. In addition, in considering the factors described above, individual directors may have given different weights to different factors.

This explanation of Era’s reasons for the Merger and other information presented in this section is forward-looking in nature and, therefore, should be read in light of the factors described under “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” beginning on page 31 and “Risk Factors” beginning on page 33.

On January 23, 2020, Centerview rendered to the Era Board its oral opinion, subsequently confirmed in a written opinion dated such date, that, as of such date and based upon and subject to various assumptions made, procedures followed, matters considered, and qualifications and limitations upon the review undertaken by Centerview in preparing its opinion, the Aggregate Merger Consideration to be paid by Era pursuant to the Merger Agreement, which Centerview was advised will result in a pro forma ownership of the fully diluted shares of Era Common Stock being held 23% by the holders of Era Common Stock immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger and 77% by the holders of Bristow Common Stock immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger, was fair, from a financial point of view, to Era.

The full text of Centerview’s written opinion, dated January 23, 2020, which describes the assumptions made, procedures followed, matters considered, and qualifications and limitations upon the review undertaken by Centerview in preparing its opinion, is attached as Annex D and is incorporated herein by reference. The summary of the written opinion of Centerview set forth below is qualified in its entirety to the full text of Centerview’s written opinion attached as Annex D. Centerview has consented to the disclosure of its opinion in this joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus. Centerview’s financial advisory services and opinion were provided for the information and assistance of the Era Board (each member of the Era Board in their capacity as directors and not in any other capacity) in connection with and for purposes of its consideration of the Transaction and Centerview’s opinion only addressed the fairness, from a financial point of view, as of the date thereof, to Era of the Aggregate Merger Consideration to be paid by Era pursuant to the Merger Agreement. Centerview’s opinion did not address any other term or aspect of the Merger Agreement or the Transaction and does not constitute a recommendation to any stockholder of Era or Bristow or any other person as to how such stockholder or other person should vote with respect to the Transaction or any other matter.

The full text of Centerview’s written opinion should be read carefully in its entirety for a description of the assumptions made, procedures followed, matters considered, and qualifications and limitations upon the review undertaken by Centerview in preparing its opinion.

In connection with rendering the opinion described above and performing its related financial analyses, Centerview reviewed, among other things:

Centerview also participated in discussions with members of the senior management and representatives of Era and Bristow regarding their assessment of the Era Internal Data, the Bristow Internal Data, the Synergies and the strategic rationale for the Transaction. In addition, Centerview compared certain of the proposed financial terms of the Transaction with the financial terms, to the extent publicly available, of certain other transactions that Centerview deemed relevant and conducted such other financial studies and analyses and took into account such other information as Centerview deemed appropriate.

Centerview assumed, without independent verification or any responsibility therefor, the accuracy and completeness of the financial, legal, regulatory, tax, accounting and other information supplied to, discussed with, or reviewed by Centerview for purposes of its opinion and, with Era’s consent, Centerview relied upon such information as being complete and accurate. In that regard, Centerview assumed, at Era’s direction, that the Era Internal Data (including, without limitation, the Era Forecasts) and the Synergies were reasonably prepared on bases reflecting the best currently available estimates and judgments of the management of Era as to the matters covered thereby and that the Bristow Internal Data (including, without limitation, the Bristow Forecasts) and the Synergies were reasonably prepared on bases reflecting the best currently available estimates and judgments of the management of Bristow as to the matters covered thereby, and Centerview relied, at Era’s direction, on the Era Internal Data, the Bristow Internal Data and the Synergies for purposes of Centerview’s analysis and opinion. Centerview expressed no view or opinion as to the Era Internal Data (including, without limitation, the Era Forecasts), the Bristow Internal Data (including, without limitation, the Bristow Forecasts), the Synergies or

assumptions on which they were based. In addition, at Era’s direction, Centerview did not make any independent evaluation or appraisal of any of the assets or liabilities (contingent, derivative, off-balance-sheet or otherwise) of Era, Bristow or any other person, nor was Centerview furnished with any such evaluation or appraisal, and Centerview was not asked to conduct, and did not conduct, a physical inspection of the properties or assets of Era, Bristow or any other person. Centerview assumed, at Era’s direction, that the final executed Merger Agreement would not differ in any respect material to Centerview’s analysis or opinion from the Draft Merger Agreement reviewed by Centerview. Centerview also assumed, at Era’s direction, that the Transaction will be consummated on the terms set forth in the Merger Agreement and in accordance with all applicable laws and other relevant documents or requirements, without delay or the waiver, modification or amendment of any term, condition or agreement, the effect of which would be material to Centerview’s analysis or Centerview’s opinion and that, in the course of obtaining the necessary governmental, regulatory and other approvals, consents, releases and waivers for the Transaction, no delay, limitation, restriction, condition or other change, including any divestiture requirements or amendments or modifications, will be imposed, the effect of which would be material to Centerview’s analysis or Centerview’s opinion. Centerview further assumed, at Era’s direction, that the merger would qualify for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code, as amended. Centerview did not evaluate and did not express any opinion as to the solvency or fair value of Era, Bristow or any other person, or the ability of Era, Bristow or any other person to pay their respective obligations when they come due, or as to the impact of the Transaction on such matters, under any state, federal or other laws relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or similar matters. Centerview is not a legal, regulatory, tax or accounting advisor, and Centerview expressed no opinion as to any legal, regulatory, tax or accounting matters.

Centerview’s opinion expressed no view as to, and did not address, Era’s underlying business decision to proceed with or effect the Transaction, or the relative merits of the Transaction as compared to any alternative business strategies or transactions that might be available to Era or in which Era might engage. Centerview was not authorized or requested to, and Centerview did not, solicit indications of interest from third parties regarding a potential transaction with Era. Centerview’s opinion was limited to and addressed only the fairness, from a financial point of view, as of the date of Centerview’s written opinion, to Era of the Aggregate Merger Consideration to be paid by Era pursuant to the Merger Agreement. Centerview was not asked to, and Centerview did not, express any view on, and its opinion did not address, any other term or aspect of the Merger Agreement or the Transaction, including, without limitation, the structure or form of the Transaction, or any other agreements or arrangements contemplated by the Merger Agreement or entered into in connection with or otherwise contemplated by the Transaction, including, without limitation, the fairness of the Transaction or any other term or aspect of the Transaction to, or any consideration to be received in connection therewith by, or the impact of the Transaction on, the holders of any other class of securities, creditors or other constituencies of Era, Bristow or any other party. Centerview expressed no opinion as to the relative fairness of any portion of the consideration to holders of any series of common or preferred stock of Era or Bristow or any other party. In addition, Centerview expressed no view or opinion as to the fairness (financial or otherwise) of the amount, nature or any other aspect of any compensation to be paid or payable to any of the officers, directors or employees of Era, Bristow or any other party, or class of such persons in connection with the Transaction, whether relative to the Aggregate Merger Consideration to be paid by Era pursuant to the Merger Agreement or otherwise.

Centerview’s opinion, as expressed therein, related to the relative values of Era and Bristow. Centerview’s opinion was necessarily based on financial, economic, monetary, currency, market and other conditions and circumstances as in effect on, and the information made available to Centerview as of, the date of Centerview’s written opinion, and Centerview does not have any obligation or responsibility to update, revise or reaffirm its opinion based on circumstances, developments or events occurring after the date of Centerview’s written opinion.

Centerview’s opinion expressed no view or opinion as to what the value of shares of Era Common Stock actually will be when issued pursuant to the Transaction or the prices at which shares of Era Common Stock will trade or otherwise be transferable at any time, including following the announcement or consummation of the Transaction. Centerview’s opinion does not constitute a recommendation to any stockholder of Era or Bristow or any other person as to how such stockholder or other person should vote with respect to the Merger or otherwise act with respect to the Transaction or any other matter. Centerview’s financial advisory services and its written

opinion were provided for the information and assistance of the Era Board (each member of the Era Board in their capacity as directors and not in any other capacity) in connection with and for purposes of its consideration of the Transaction. The issuance of Centerview’s opinion was approved by the Centerview Partners LLC Fairness Opinion Committee.

The following is a summary of the material financial analyses prepared and reviewed with the Era Board in connection with Centerview’s opinion, dated January 23, 2020. The summary set forth below does not purport to be a complete description of the financial analyses performed or factors considered by, and underlying the opinion of, Centerview, nor does the order of the financial analyses described represent the relative importance or weight given to those financial analyses by Centerview. Centerview may have deemed various assumptions more or less probable than other assumptions, so the reference ranges resulting from any particular portion of the analyses summarized below should not be taken to be Centerview’s view of the actual value of Era or Bristow. Some of the summaries of the financial analyses set forth below include information presented in tabular format. In order to fully understand the financial analyses, the tables must be read together with the text of each summary, as the tables alone do not constitute a complete description of the financial analyses performed by Centerview. Considering the data in the tables below without considering all financial analyses or factors or the full narrative description of such analyses or factors, including the methodologies and assumptions underlying such analyses or factors, could create a misleading or incomplete view of the processes underlying Centerview’s financial analyses and its opinion. In performing its analyses, Centerview made numerous assumptions with respect to industry performance, general business and economic conditions and other matters, many of which are beyond the control of Era, Bristow or any other parties to the Transaction. None of Era, Bristow, Merger Sub or Centerview or any other person assumes responsibility if future results are materially different from those discussed. Any estimates contained in these analyses are not necessarily indicative of actual values or predictive of future results or values, which may be significantly more or less favorable than as set forth below. In addition, analyses relating to the value of Era or Bristow do not purport to be appraisals or reflect the prices at which Era or Bristow may actually be sold. Accordingly, the assumptions and estimates used in, and the results derived from, the financial analyses are inherently subject to substantial uncertainty. Except as otherwise noted, the following quantitative information, to the extent that it is based on market data, is based on market data as it existed on or before January 17, 2020 and is not necessarily indicative of current market conditions.

Centerview performed selected trading multiples analyses of Era and Bristow, noting a lack of comparable publicly traded companies with similar size, business model and financial profile to Era.

Using publicly available information obtained from regulatory filings and other data sources, Centerview reviewed Era’s enterprise value (calculated as fully-diluted market capitalization plus total debt, plus minority interests, less cash and cash equivalents and investments), which is referred to in this summary of Centerview’s opinion as “EV,” as a multiple of Era’s next twelve months, which Centerview refers to as NTM, adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, which Centerview refers as Adjusted EBITDA through the five-year period from January 2015 to January 2020.

Based on its analysis and other considerations that Centerview deemed relevant in its experience and professional judgment, Centerview applied a range of 6.5x to 8.0x to Era’s estimated NTM Adjusted EBITDA of $41 million, as based on Era Internal Data, to calculate an implied equity value range for Era of $219 million to $280 million and a per share value of $10.29 to $13.16 as of December 31, 2019.

Based on its analysis and other considerations that Centerview deemed relevant in its experience and professional judgment, including but not limited to the business, financial and operating characteristics and prospects of Era and of Bristow, Centerview applied a range of 7.0x to 8.5x to: (a) Bristow’s estimated NTM Adjusted EBITDA of $151 million, as based on Bristow Internal Data, to calculate an implied equity value range for Bristow of

$601 million to $827 million as of December 31, 2019 and to (b) Bristow’s NTM Run-Rate Adjusted EBITDA of $165mm, as based on Bristow Internal Data (including management-identified run-rate adjustments for items such as rent savings and completed divestitures), to calculate an implied equity value range for Bristow of $702 million to $950 million as of December 31, 2019.

Based upon the foregoing implied equity value ranges for Era and Bristow, Centerview then calculated a range of implied pro forma equity ownership percentages for Era’s stockholders in the Combined Company. For purposes of this calculation, Centerview assumed that the implied equity value of the Combined Company was the sum of the implied equity values of Era and Bristow. Centerview calculated the low end of the Era stockholder implied pro forma equity ownership range assuming the lowest implied equity value for Era and the highest implied equity value for Bristow, and then calculated the high end of the Era stockholder implied pro forma equity ownership range assuming the highest implied equity value for Era and the lowest implied equity value for Bristow. When using Bristow’s implied equity value range based upon NTM Adjusted EBITDA, the analysis implied a pro forma equity ownership percentage range for Era’s stockholders of 21% to 32%. When using Bristow’s implied equity value range based upon NTM Run-Rate Adjusted EBITDA, the analysis implied a pro forma equity ownership percentage range for Era’s stockholders of 19% to 29%.

Centerview performed discounted cash flow analyses of Era and Bristow based upon the Era Forecasts and the Bristow Forecasts, respectively. A discounted cash flow analysis is a traditional valuation methodology used to derive a valuation of an asset by calculating the “present value” of estimated future cash flows of the asset. “Present value” refers to the current value of future cash flows and is obtained by discounting those future cash flows by a discount rate that takes into account macroeconomic assumptions and estimates of risk, the opportunity cost of capital, expected returns and other appropriate factors.

Centerview calculated the estimated present value, as of December 31, 2019, of the unlevered, after-tax free cash flows that Era was forecasted to generate during the year ending December 31, 2020 through the year ending December 31, 2024 based upon the Era Forecasts. The terminal value of Era at the end of the forecast period was estimated by using a range of exit multiples of 6.5x to 8.0x NTM Adjusted EBITDA. The range of exit multiples was estimated by Centerview utilizing its professional judgment and experience. The cash flows and terminal values were then discounted to present value as of December 31, 2019, using a range of discount rates of 11.75% to 13.00% (reflecting Centerview’s analysis of Era’s weighted average cost of capital in Centerview’s professional judgment and experience). Based upon this analysis, Centerview calculated an implied equity value range for Era of $237 million to $292 million and a per share value of $11.14 to $13.70 as of December 31, 2019.

Centerview calculated the estimated present value, as of December 31, 2019, of the unlevered, after-tax free cash flows that Bristow was forecasted to generate during the year ending December 31, 2020 through the year ending December 31, 2024 based upon the Bristow Forecasts. The terminal value of Bristow at the end of the forecast period was estimated by using a range of exit multiples of 7.0x to 8.5x NTM Adjusted EBITDA. The range of exit multiples was estimated by Centerview utilizing its professional judgment and experience. The cash flows and terminal values were then discounted to present value as of December 31, 2019, using a range of discount rates of 10.50% to 11.75% (reflecting Centerview’s analysis of Bristow’s weighted average cost of capital in Centerview’s professional judgment and experience). Based upon this analysis, Centerview calculated an implied equity value range for Bristow of $921 million to $1,169 million as of December 31, 2019.

Based upon the foregoing implied equity value ranges for Era and Bristow, Centerview then calculated a range of implied pro forma equity ownership percentages for Era’s stockholders in the combined company. For purposes of this calculation, Centerview assumed that the implied equity value of the combined company was the sum of the implied equity values of Era and Bristow. Centerview calculated the low end of the Era stockholder implied pro forma equity ownership range assuming the lowest implied equity value for Era and the highest implied equity value for Bristow, and then calculated the high end of the Era stockholder implied pro forma equity ownership range assuming the highest implied equity value for Era and the lowest implied equity value for Bristow. The analysis implied a pro forma equity ownership percentage range for Era’s stockholders of 17% to 24%.

Centerview noted for the Era Board certain additional factors solely for informational purposes, including, among other things, the following:

The preparation of a financial opinion is a complex analytical process involving various determinations as to the most appropriate and relevant methods of financial analysis and the application of those methods to the particular circumstances and, therefore, a financial opinion is not readily susceptible to summary description. In arriving at its opinion, Centerview did not draw, in isolation, conclusions from or with regard to any factor or analysis that it considered. Rather, Centerview made its determination as to fairness on the basis of its experience and professional judgment after considering the results of all of the analyses.

Centerview’s financial analyses and opinion were only one of many factors taken into consideration by the Era Board in its evaluation of the Transaction. Consequently, the analyses described above should not be viewed as determinative of the views of the Era Board or management of Era with respect to the Aggregate Merger Consideration or as to whether the Era Board would have been willing to determine that a different amount of Aggregate Merger Consideration was fair. The Aggregate Merger Consideration for the transaction was determined through arm’s-length negotiations between Era and Bristow and was approved by the Era Board and the Bristow Board. Centerview provided advice to Era during these negotiations. Centerview did not, however recommend any specific amount of Aggregate Merger Consideration to Era or the Era Board or that any specific amount of Aggregate Merger Consideration constituted the only appropriate consideration for the Transaction.

Centerview is a securities firm engaged directly and through affiliates and related persons in a number of investment banking, financial advisory and merchant banking activities. In the two years prior to the date of its written opinion, Centerview had been engaged to provide certain financial advisory services to Era, including acting as financial advisor to Era with respect to certain strategic matters, but Centerview had not received any compensation from Era for such services. In the two years prior to the date of its written opinion, Centerview had not been engaged to provide financial advisory or other services to Bristow, and Centerview had not received any compensation from Bristow during such period. In the two years prior to the date of its written opinion, Centerview had been engaged, and was as of the date of its written opinion engaged, to provide financial advisory services unrelated to Era, Bristow or the Transaction to a company in which affiliates of Solus held a significant minority equity interest, and Centerview had received compensation from such company of approximately $6 million and expected to receive additional compensation from such company for such services. In the two years prior to its opinion, Centerview had not been engaged to provide financial advisory or other services to SDIC, and Centerview had not received any compensation from SDIC during such period. Centerview may provide investment banking and other services to or with respect to Era, Bristow, Solus, SDIC or their respective affiliates in the future, for which Centerview may receive compensation. Certain (i) of Centerview’s and Centerview’s affiliates’ directors, officers, members and employees, or family members of such persons, (ii) of Centerview’s affiliates or related investment funds and (iii) investment funds or other persons in which any of the foregoing may have financial interests or with which they may co-invest, may at any time acquire, hold, sell or trade, in debt, equity and other securities or financial instruments (including derivatives, bank loans or other obligations) of, or investments in, Era, Bristow, Solus, SDIC or any of their respective affiliates, or any other party that may be involved in the Transaction.

Centerview is an internationally recognized investment banking firm that has substantial experience in transactions similar to the Transaction. The Era Board selected Centerview as its financial advisor in connection with the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based on Centerview’s reputation and such experience, as well as its familiarity with Era.

In connection with Centerview’s services as the financial advisor to the Era Board, Era has agreed to pay Centerview an aggregate fee of $7 million to $9 million, all of which is payable contingent upon consummation of the Transaction. In addition, Era has agreed to reimburse certain of Centerview’s expenses arising, and to indemnify Centerview against certain liabilities that may arise, out of Centerview’s engagement.

On January 23, 2020, the Bristow Board (i) determined that the terms of the Merger and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement are advisable, fair to and in the best interests of Bristow and its stockholders, (ii) approved the execution, delivery and performance of, and adopted and declared advisable the Merger Agreement and the Merger, and (iii) resolved to recommend that the Bristow stockholders approve the adoption of the Merger Agreement and directed that such matter be submitted for consideration by the Bristow stockholders. Bristow’s Board Unanimously Recommends That Holders of Bristow Common Stock and

Bristow Preferred Stock “CONSENT” to the Approval of the Bristow Merger Proposal and “CONSENT” to the Approval, on a Non-binding, Advisory Basis, of the Bristow Compensation Proposal, by Signing and Delivering the Written Consent Furnished with this Joint Proxy and Consent Solicitation Statement/Prospectus.

In the course of reaching its recommendation, the Bristow Board consulted with Bristow’s management and its outside legal and financial advisors and considered several potentially positive factors, including the following (not necessarily presented in order of relative importance):

The Bristow Board also considered and balanced against the potentially positive factors a number of uncertainties, risks and other countervailing factors in its deliberations concerning the merger and the other transactions contemplated by the merger agreement, including the following (not necessarily in order of relative importance):

After taking into account the factors set forth above, as well as others, the Bristow Board concluded that the risks, uncertainties, restrictions and potentially negative factors associated with the merger were outweighed by the potential benefits of the merger to Bristow’s stockholders.

The foregoing discussion of factors considered by the Bristow Board is not intended to be exhaustive, but summarizes the material factors considered by the Bristow Board. In light of the variety of factors considered in

connection with its evaluation of the merger agreement and the merger, the Bristow Board did not find it practicable to, and did not, quantify, rank or otherwise assign relative weights to the specific factors considered in reaching its determinations and recommendations. Moreover, each member of the Bristow Board applied his own personal business judgment to the process and may have given different weight to different factors. The Bristow Board based its recommendation on the totality of the information presented, including thorough discussions with, and questioning of, Bristow’s management and the Bristow Board’s financial advisors and outside legal counsel.

In considering the recommendation of the Bristow Board to approve the adoption of the merger agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the merger, Bristow stockholders should be aware that the executive officers and directors of Bristow have certain interests in the merger that may be different from, or in addition to, the interests of Bristow stockholders generally. The Bristow Board was aware of these interests and considered them when approving the merger agreement and recommending that Bristow stockholders vote to approve the adoption of the merger agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the merger. See the section entitled “—Interests of Certain of Bristow’s Directors and Executive Officers in the Merger” beginning on page 88.

It should be noted that this explanation of the reasoning of the Bristow Board and certain information presented in this section is forward-looking in nature and should be read in light of the factors set forth in “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” beginning on page 31.

Ducera was retained by Bristow to act as its financial advisor in connection with the Merger. Bristow selected Ducera to act as its financial advisor based on Ducera’s qualifications, expertise, reputation and judgment, Ducera’s relationship with Bristow stemming from Ducera’s financial advisory services provided to counsel to the ad hoc group of unsecured noteholders of Bristow in the Chapter 11 Cases, and Ducera’s understanding of Bristow’s and Era’s businesses and the industries in which such businesses operate. At the January 23, 2020 meeting of the Bristow Board, Ducera delivered its oral opinion to the Bristow Board, which was subsequently confirmed in writing, to the effect that, as of the date of such opinion, and subject to the assumptions, limitations, qualifications and conditions described in such opinion, the Aggregate Merger Consideration was fair, from a financial point of view, to the holders (other than Bristow, Bristow’s subsidiaries, Era or Merger Sub) of Bristow Common Stock (including, among other things, shares of Bristow Common Stock issued as a result of the conversion of all outstanding shares of Bristow Preferred Stock and the Bristow Reserve Shares as more fully described in the joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus).

The full text of the written opinion of Ducera, dated as of January 23, 2020, is attached as Annex E to this joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus. Ducera has consented to the disclosure of its opinion in this joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus. The opinion sets forth, among other things, the assumptions made, procedures followed, matters considered and qualifications, conditions and limitations on the scope of the review undertaken by Ducera in rendering its opinion. Ducera’s opinion is directed to the Bristow Board and addresses only the fairness from a financial point of view of the Aggregate Merger Consideration to the holders of Bristow Common Stock (other than Bristow, Bristow's subsidiaries, Era or Merger Sub) (including, among other things, shares issued as a result of the conversion of all outstanding shares of Bristow Preferred Stock and the Bristow Reserve Shares as more fully described in the joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus). It does not constitute a recommendation to any holder of Bristow Common Stock and Bristow Preferred Stock as to how to vote in connection with the Merger or whether to take any other action with respect to the Merger. The summary of the opinion of Ducera set forth below is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the opinion, which holders of Bristow Common Stock and Bristow Preferred Stock are encouraged to read carefully and in its entirety.

In connection with rendering its opinion, Ducera, among other things:

In arriving at its opinion, Ducera assumed and relied upon, without undertaking any independent verification of, the accuracy and completeness of all of the financial and other information supplied or otherwise made available to, discussed with, or reviewed by Ducera (including information that is available from generally recognized public sources), and Ducera assumes no liability for such information. Ducera further assumed, with Bristow’s consent, that all of the information furnished by management of Bristow and management of Era for purposes of Ducera’s analysis was accurate as of the date of its opinion (except to the extent superseded by other information provided prior to the date of its opinion) and did not contain any material omission or misstatement of material facts. With respect to the projected financial data of Bristow and Era referred to above, Ducera assumed, with Bristow’s consent, that such data had been reasonably prepared on bases reflecting the best currently available estimates and good-faith judgments of management of Bristow and Era, respectively, as to the future financial performance of Bristow and Era, respectively. Ducera expressed no view as to any projected financial data relating to Bristow or Era, or on the assumptions on which they are based (including in the financial projections set forth in “The Merger — Certain Unaudited Prospective Financial Information” included elsewhere in this joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus).

For purposes of rendering its opinion, Ducera assumed, in all respects material to its analysis, that the final executed merger agreement would not materially differ from the draft merger agreement reviewed by Ducera, and that all conditions to the consummation of the Merger would be satisfied without material waiver, modification or delay. Ducera further assumed that all governmental, regulatory or other consents, approvals or releases necessary for the consummation of the Merger would be obtained without any material delay, limitation, restriction or condition that would have an adverse effect on Bristow, the contemplated benefits expected to be delivered in the proposed Merger or the consummation of the Merger.

Ducera did not make, nor assume any responsibility for making, any independent valuation or appraisal of Bristow’s or Era’s assets or liabilities (including any contingent, derivative or off-balance-sheet assets and liabilities), nor was Ducera furnished with any such valuations or appraisals, nor did Ducera evaluate Bristow’s or Era’s solvency or fair value under any state or federal laws relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or similar matters. Ducera’s opinion is necessarily based upon information made available to it as of the date its opinion was rendered and financial, economic, market and other conditions as they existed and could be evaluated on such date. Subsequent developments may affect Ducera’s opinion and the assumptions used in preparing it, and Ducera does not have any obligation to update, revise or reaffirm its opinion.

Ducera was not asked to pass upon, and expressed no opinion with respect to, any matter other than the fairness of the Aggregate Merger Consideration, from a financial point of view, to the holders of Bristow Common Stock

(other than Bristow, Bristow’s subsidiaries, Era or Merger Sub), as of the date of its opinion. Ducera was not asked to express, and Ducera did not express, any view on, and Ducera’s opinion did not address, the fairness of the Merger to, or any consideration received in connection therewith by, the holders of any of Bristow’s other securities, creditors or other constituencies of Bristow, nor as to the fairness of the amount or nature of any compensation to be paid or payable to any of Bristow’s officers, directors or employees, or any class of such persons, whether relative to the Aggregate Merger Consideration or otherwise, nor as to the fairness of any other term of the Merger Agreement. Ducera was not asked to express, and did not express any view on, and Ducera’s opinion did not address, the fairness of the Preferred Stock Conversion or the Per Share Merger Consideration. Ducera’s opinion did not address the relative merits of the Merger as compared to other business or financial strategies that might be available to Bristow, nor did it address the underlying business decision to engage in the Merger. Ducera was not authorized to solicit, and did not solicit, interest from any third party with respect to the acquisition of any or all of the outstanding Bristow Common Stock or any business combination or other extraordinary transaction involving Bristow. Ducera’s opinion did not constitute a recommendation to the Bristow Board or to any other persons in respect of the Merger, including as to how any holder of Bristow Common Stock should vote or act in respect of the Merger. Ducera expressed no opinion as to the price at which shares of Era Common Stock will trade at any time. Ducera was not asked to pass upon, and expressed no opinion with respect to, any tax or other consequences that may result from the Merger. Ducera does not have legal, regulatory, accounting or tax expertise and assumed the accuracy and completeness of Bristow’s and its advisors’ assessments with respect to legal, regulatory, accounting and tax matters.

In the ordinary course of business, Ducera and its affiliates provide investment banking and other advisory services to a wide range of entities and individuals, domestically and internationally, from which conflicting interests or duties may arise. In the ordinary course of such activities, Ducera and its affiliates may actively trade or otherwise effect transactions, for its own account and for the accounts of its clients, in debt or equity securities, or related derivative securities, or financial instruments (including bank loans or other obligations) of Bristow or Era or their respective affiliates, and accordingly Ducera may at any time hold a long or short position in such securities or instruments.

The issuance of Ducera’s opinion was approved by the fairness opinion committee of Ducera in accordance with Ducera’s procedures for such opinions.

Under the terms of its engagement letter, Ducera provided Bristow with financial advisory services and a financial opinion in connection with the Merger, and Bristow agreed to pay Ducera (i) an opinion fee of $400,000, paid upon delivery of its opinion letter, (ii) a monthly cash fee of $150,000 per month commencing as of December 1, 2019, plus $50,000 for the period prior to December 1, 2019 and (iii) (x) a transaction fee of $3,450,000 if the Closing Date occurs on or before July 1, 2020 (against which the opinion fee will be credited), (y) a transaction fee of $2,850,000 if the Closing Date occurs after July 1, 2020 (against which the opinion fee will be credited) or (z) to the extent that the Merger is not completed and Bristow is entitled to any payment in connection therewith (the “Bristow Payment”), a fee equal to the lesser of (A) $750,000 and (B) the Bristow Payment less the amount of all fees, expenses or other costs paid or incurred by Bristow in connection with the Merger. Bristow has also agreed to reimburse Ducera’s reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses, including reasonable and documented fees and expenses of external legal counsel, incurred in connection with Ducera’s engagement. In addition, Bristow has agreed to indemnify Ducera, its affiliates, their respective members, managers, directors, officers, partners, agents and employees, and any controlling person of Ducera and its affiliates, against certain liabilities and expenses relating to or arising out of Ducera’s engagement.

Prior to its engagement in connection with the proposed merger, Ducera and its affiliates provided financial advisory services to counsel of the ad hoc group of unsecured noteholders of Bristow in Chapter 11 Cases. Under the terms of its engagement for such financial advisory services, in the past two years, Ducera received $3.3 million from Bristow in connection with such services. In the two years prior to the date of the Ducera opinion, Ducera did not receive fees for services rendered to Era or any of its affiliates. Ducera and its affiliates may provide financial or other services to Bristow, Era or their respective affiliates in the future and in connection with any such services Ducera may receive compensation.

The following is a summary of the material financial analyses presented by Ducera to the Bristow Board and that were used in connection with rendering the opinion described above. In accordance with customary investment banking practice, Ducera employed generally accepted valuation methods in reaching its opinion. The following

is a summary of the material financial analyses utilized by Ducera. The summary does not purport to be a complete description of the financial analyses performed by Ducera, nor does the order in which the analyses are described represent the relative importance or weight given to the analyses by Ducera. Some of the summaries of the financial analyses include information presented in tabular format. The tables are not intended to stand alone and, in order to fully understand Ducera’s financial analyses, the tables must be read together with the full text of each summary. Considering the data set forth in the tables without considering the full narrative description of the financial analyses, including the methodologies and assumptions underlying the analyses, could create a misleading or incomplete view of Ducera’s financial analyses. Except as otherwise noted, all quantitative information, to the extent it is based on market data, is based on market data as it existed on or before January 21, 2020, and is not necessarily indicative of current market conditions.

In rendering its opinion, Ducera considered financial projections prepared and provided by management of Bristow and management of Era as described above. For more information about the financial projections, see the sections entitled “The Merger—Certain Unaudited Prospective Financial Information” in this joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus.

Ducera calculated a range of equity values for the fully diluted Era Common Stock based on a discounted cash flow analysis to value Era as a standalone entity. Ducera utilized Era Forecasts as prepared and provided by management of Era as more fully described in the section entitled “The Merger—Unaudited Prospective Financial Information—Certain Era Unaudited Prospective Financial Information”.

For purposes of its discounted cash flow analysis, Ducera defined unlevered free cash flow as (i) adjusted non-GAAP earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, less (ii) capital expenditures, cash taxes and change in net working capital, plus (iii) amortization of power-by-the-hour contracts and stock based compensation.

Utilizing the Era Forecasts, Ducera calculated the net present value of projected unlevered free cash flows for Era for its fiscal years 2020 through 2024 and calculated terminal values based on an exit adjusted EBITDA multiple ranging from 7.00x to 8.00x. These values were then discounted to present values as of December 31, 2019 at discount rates ranging from 10.0% to 12.0%, which discount rates were selected based upon an analysis of Era’s estimated weighted average cost of capital. This analysis implied a range of values for the fully diluted Era Common Stock of approximately $263 million to $316 million.

Ducera reviewed publicly available information relating to selected acquisition transactions in the commercial helicopter services industry, including helicopter operators and air medical transportation companies. For each of the selected transactions listed below, Ducera reviewed, among other things, (i) the implied fully diluted enterprise value of the target company as a multiple of last-twelve-month earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) of the target company derived from publicly available resources (the “LTM EV/EBITDA Multiple”) and (ii) the implied fully diluted enterprise value of the target company as a multiple of the next-twelve-month EBITDA of the target company derived from publicly available resources (the “NTM EV/EBITDA Multiple”).

Ducera chose the precedent transactions for purposes of this analysis because Ducera believed they represented relevant transactions in the commercial helicopter services industry announced since June 2, 2011 for which information was publicly available. Although none of the precedent transactions is directly comparable to the Merger, the companies that participated in the selected precedent transactions are such that, for the purposes of analysis, the precedent transactions may be considered similar to the Merger.

Based on the analysis of the LTM EV/EBITDA Multiples for the selected transactions, Ducera selected a representative multiple range of 8.0x to 9.0x. Ducera applied this range to Era’s adjusted EBITDA (calculated for the twelve-month period ending on December 31, 2019 based on Era’s historical financials and Era Forecasts), then subtracted the estimated net debt of Era as of December 31, 2019. This analysis implied a range of values for the fully diluted Era Common Stock of approximately $248 million to $285 million.

Based on the analysis of the NTM EV/EBITDA Multiples for the selected transactions, Ducera selected a representative multiple range of 7.0x to 8.0x. Ducera applied these ranges to Era’s adjusted EBITDA (calculated for the twelve-month period ending on December 31, 2020 based on Era Forecasts), then subtracted the estimated net debt of Era as of December 31, 2019. This analysis implied a range of values for the fully diluted Era Common Stock of approximately $243 million to $284 million.

Ducera also calculated a range of equity values for the shares of Bristow Common Stock based on a discounted cash flow analysis to value Bristow as a standalone entity. Ducera utilized the Bristow Forecasts as prepared and provided by management of Bristow as more fully described in the section entitled “The Merger — Certain Unaudited Prospective Financial Information—Certain Bristow Unaudited Prospective Financial Information”.

For purposes of its discounted cash flow analysis, Ducera defined unlevered free cash flow as (i) adjusted non-GAAP earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, less (ii) capital expenditures, cash taxes, change in net working capital and U.K. pension plan obligations.

Utilizing the Bristow Forecasts, Ducera calculated the net present value of projected unlevered free cash flows for Bristow for the last quarter of its fiscal year 2020 and its fiscal years 2021 through 2025 and calculated terminal values based on an exit adjusted EBITDA multiple ranging from 7.00x to 8.00x. These values were then discounted to present values as of December 31, 2019 at discount rates ranging from 10.0% to 12.0%, which discount rates were selected based upon an analysis of Bristow’s estimated weighted average cost of capital. This analysis implied a range of values for the shares of Bristow Common Stock of approximately $846 million to $1,074 million.

Ducera reviewed publicly available information relating to selected acquisition transactions in the commercial helicopter services industry, including helicopter operators and air medical transportation companies. For each of the selected transactions, Ducera reviewed, among other things, the LTM EV/EBITDA Multiple and the NTM EV/EBITDA Multiple, as set forth in the table in the section entitled “Ducera’s Financial Analysis of Era — Market Multiples Analysis”.

Ducera chose the precedent transactions for purposes of this analysis because Ducera believed they represented relevant transactions in the commercial helicopter services industry announced since June 2, 2011 for which information was publicly available. Although none of the precedent transactions is directly comparable to the Merger, the companies that participated in the selected precedent transactions are such that, for the purposes of analysis, the precedent transactions may be considered similar to the Merger.

Ducera also compared certain of Bristow’s financial information with comparable information provided by management of Era with respect to Era, which is in the transportation industry with operations and businesses that, for purposes of Ducera’s analysis, may be considered similar to Bristow’s, based on business sector participation, financial and other metrics and operating characteristics and services. For this analysis, Ducera reviewed, among other things, (i) the implied fully diluted enterprise value of Era as a multiple of last-twelve-month EBITDA of Era as of September 30, 2019 based on Era’s historical financials (the “Era LTM EV/EBITDA Multiple”) and (ii) the implied fully diluted enterprise value of Era as a multiple of the next-twelve-month EBITDA of Era as of September 30, 2019 derived from publicly available sources (the “Era NTM EV/EBITDA Multiple”).

Era is not identical to Bristow. In evaluating Era for purposes of this analysis, Ducera made judgments and assumptions with regard to industry performance, general business, economic, market and financial conditions and other matters, many of which are beyond Bristow’s and Ducera’s control, such as the impact of competition on Bristow’s businesses and the industry generally, industry growth and the absence of any adverse material change in Bristow’s financial condition and prospects or the industry, or in the financial markets in general. Mathematical analysis (such as determining the average or median) is not in itself a meaningful method of using comparable company data.

Based on the analysis of the LTM EV/EBITDA Multiples for the selected transactions and the Era LTM EV/EBITDA Multiple, Ducera selected a representative multiple range of 8.0x to 9.0x. Ducera applied this range to Bristow’s adjusted EBITDA (calculated for the twelve-month period ending on December 31, 2019 based on

Bristow’s historical financials and Bristow Forecasts), then subtracted the estimated net debt of Bristow and assumed pension liability as of December 31, 2019. This analysis implied a range of values for the shares of Bristow Common Stock of approximately $466 million to $586 million.

Based on the analysis of the NTM EV/EBITDA Multiples for the selected transactions and the Era NTM EV/EBITDA Multiple, Ducera selected a representative multiple range of 7.0x to 8.0x. Ducera applied these ranges to Bristow’s adjusted EBITDA (calculated for the twelve-month period ending on December 31, 2020 based on Bristow Forecasts), then subtracted the estimated net debt of Bristow and assumed pension liability as of December 31, 2019. This analysis implied a range of values for the shares of Bristow Common Stock of approximately $561 million to $712 million.

Ducera then analyzed the respective implied equity values that each of Bristow and Era contribute to the combined company based on the discounted cash flow and market multiple analyses in comparison to the implied equity split in the Merger of 77% to holders of Bristow’s Common Stock and 23% to Era stockholders. The relative discounted cash flow implied equity value analysis utilized the midpoints of Bristow’s and Era’s respective weighted average cost of capital and terminal adjusted EBITDA multiple ranges in each case. The relative market multiple implied equity value analysis utilized the midpoints of Bristow’s and Era’s respective selected multiple ranges of enterprise value to last-twelve-month EBITDA and next-twelve-month EBITDA. This analysis implied the following percentage contributions of Bristow and Era:

The foregoing summary of certain material financial analyses does not purport to be a complete description of the analyses or data presented by Ducera. The preparation of a fairness opinion is a complex process and is not necessarily susceptible to partial analysis or summary description. Ducera believes that the foregoing summary and its analyses must be considered as a whole and that selecting portions of the foregoing summary and these analyses, without considering all of the analyses as a whole, could create an incomplete view of the processes underlying the analyses and the opinion. As a result, the ranges of valuations resulting from any particular analysis or combination of analyses described above were merely utilized to create points of reference for analytical purposes and should not be taken to be the view of Ducera with respect to Bristow’s or Era’s actual value. In arriving at its opinion, Ducera reviewed various financial and operational metrics and forecasts for Bristow and Era, which were made available to Ducera by or on behalf of Bristow. In arriving at its opinion, Ducera did not attribute any particular weight to any analyses or factors, except as noted above, and did not form an opinion as to whether any individual analysis or factor, considered in isolation, supported or failed to support its opinion. Rather, Ducera considered the totality of the factors and analyses performed. Analyses based upon forecasts of future results are inherently uncertain, as they are subject to numerous factors or events beyond the control of the parties and their advisors. Accordingly, forecasts and analyses used or made by Ducera are not necessarily indicative of actual future results, which may be significantly more or less favorable than suggested by those analyses. Moreover, Ducera’s analyses are not and do not purport to be appraisals or otherwise reflective of the prices at which businesses could actually be bought or sold. The selected company reviewed is not identical to Bristow. However, the company selected was chosen because it is a publicly traded company with operations and businesses that, for purposes of Ducera’s analysis, may be considered similar to Bristow’s based on business sector participation, financial and other metrics and operating characteristics and services. The analyses necessarily involve complex considerations and judgments concerning differences in financial and operational characteristics of the company involved and other factors that could affect the company compared to Bristow.

The terms of the transaction, including the Aggregate Merger Consideration, were determined through arm’s-length negotiations between Bristow and Era and were approved by the Bristow Board. Although Ducera provided advice to the Bristow Board during the course of these negotiations, the decision to enter into the Merger Agreement was solely that of the Bristow Board. Ducera did not recommend any specific consideration to Bristow or that any specific amount or type of consideration constituted the only appropriate consideration for

the Merger. As described in the section entitled “The Merger—Bristow’s Reasons for the Merger and Recommendation of the Bristow Board”, the opinion of Ducera and its presentation to the Bristow Board were among a number of factors taken into consideration by the Bristow Board in making its determination to approve the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby.

Era does not, as a matter of course, make long-term projections as to future performance available to the public. Era avoids making public projections due to, among other things, the unpredictability of the underlying assumptions and estimates.

In connection with a possible transaction between Era and Bristow, Era management provided certain non-public, unaudited prospective financial information regarding Era’s anticipated results of operations to the Era Board, Bristow and Era’s and Bristow’s respective financial advisors. This unaudited prospective financial information consists of consolidated financial forecasts of Era for fiscal years 2020 through 2024 (the “Era Forecasts”). The Era Forecasts were provided by Era management to the Era Board and Bristow in connection with their evaluation of the Merger and also were provided to Era’s financial advisor, Centerview, in connection with their respective analyses and opinions described in Annex D and titled “Opinion of Centerview Partners LLC” and to Bristow’s financial advisor, Ducera, in connection with its respective analyses and opinions described in Annex E and titled “Opinion of Ducera Securities LLC”.

The Era Forecasts were prepared by Era management and are based on numerous estimates and assumptions at the time of preparation, including assumptions regarding general market-level forecasts driven by market growth-rate projections, as well as anticipated contract renewals and discretionary spending, and also assume no new restructuring activities, acquisitions (other than ordinary course capital expenditures) or divestitures. The Era Forecasts were based on information and market factors known to Era management as of December 2019. The Era Forecasts reflect the Era helicopter transportation businesses on a standalone basis, without giving effect to the Merger, the impact of negotiating or executing the Merger, the expenses that have been or may be incurred in connection with consummating the Merger, or the potential synergies (including the projected synergies described below) that may be achieved by the Combined Company as a result of the Merger.

The Era Forecasts were prepared to assist Era’s consideration of the potential transaction with Bristow. The forecasted financial information contained in this section entitled “Certain Unaudited Prospective Financial Information” was not audited nor was it prepared for public disclosure. The inclusion of this information in this joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus does not constitute an admission or representation by Era or Bristow that the information is material. You should note that this forecasted financial information constitutes forward-looking statements. See “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” beginning on page 31 for additional information.

The summary of the Era Forecasts is included in this joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus to give Era stockholders and Bristow stockholders access to non-public information that was provided to the Era Board, Bristow and Era’s and Bristow’s respective financial advisors (in each case, as and to the extent described in this section entitled “Certain Unaudited Prospective Financial Information”) in connection with evaluating the Merger and the transactions contemplated thereby.

Era uses certain financial measures in the Era Forecasts that are not in accordance with GAAP as supplemental measures to evaluate operational performance. While Era believes that non-GAAP financial measures provide useful supplemental information, there are limitations associated with the use of non-GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP financial measures are not reported by all of Era’s competitors and may not be directly comparable to similarly titled measures of Era’s competitors. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information presented in accordance with GAAP. Financial measures included in forecasts (including the Era Forecasts) provided to a board of directors or financial advisor in connection with a business combination transaction are excluded from the definition of “non-GAAP financial measures” under the rules of the SEC, and therefore the Era Forecasts are not subject to SEC rules regarding disclosures of non-GAAP financial measures, which would otherwise require a reconciliation of a non-GAAP financial measure to a GAAP financial measure. Reconciliations of non-GAAP

financial measures were not provided to or relied upon by the Era Board, Bristow, or Era’s or Bristow’s respective financial advisors in connection with the Merger. Accordingly, no reconciliation of the financial measures included in the Era Forecasts is provided in this joint proxy and consent solicitation statement/prospectus.

The following is a summary of the Era Forecasts (amounts may reflect rounding):